"purifications" in the noun sense
1. purification
the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
2. refining, refinement, purification
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
3. purification, purgation
a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
4. purification
the act of purging of sin or guilt moral or spiritual cleansing
"purification through repentance"
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