noun : PURGATION
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels ;
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2. (
) a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites ;
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3. (
) the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge ;
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