- purification - the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
--1 is a kind of cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
Derived form: verb purify1 - refining, refinement, purification - the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
--2 is a kind of processing
--2 has particulars: rectificationDerived form: verb purify1 - purification, purgation - a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
--3 is a kind of ceremony
Derived form: verb purify2 - purification - the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"
--4 is a kind of purge, purging, purgation
Derived form: verb purify3