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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPurification
/ˌpjʊər.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of making something pure by removing unwanted elements.
"The purification of water is essential for safe drinking." - 2
A process of cleansing or removing impurities, often used in a spiritual or religious context.
"The ritual involved the purification of the participants before the ceremony."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word 'purificacioun', originating from Old French and ultimately from the Latin 'purificatio', based on 'purificare' (to make pure). It has historically evolved from denoting physical cleansing and religious ritual washing to encompassing chemical refinement and metaphorical moral cleansing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Purification" is said worldwide
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Purification
Transliteration: purification
"La purification de l'eau est essentielle pour la santé."
Reinigung
Transliteration: rein-ih-goong
"Die Reinigung des Wassers ist wichtig für die Gesundheit."
Purificazione
Transliteration: purifikatsione
"La purificazione dell'acqua è fondamentale per la salute."
Purificación
Transliteration: purifikasión
"La purificación del agua es esencial para la salud."
Purificação
Transliteration: purifikasão
"A purificação da água é essencial para a saúde."
शुद्धिकरण
Transliteration: shuddhikaran
"जल का शुद्धिकरण स्वास्थ्य के लिए आवश्यक है।"
净化
Transliteration: jìnghuà
"水的净化对健康至关重要。"
정화
Transliteration: jeonghwa
"물의 정화는 건강에 필수적입니다."
浄化
Transliteration: jōka
"水の浄化は健康に不可欠です。"
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