PURGATION


Meaning of PURGATION in English

/perr gay"sheuhn/ , n.

the act of purging.

[ 1325-75; ME purgacioun ( purgation- (s. of purgatio ) a cleansing, purging, equiv. to purgat ( us ) (ptp. of purgare to make clean or pure, deriv. of purus PURE) + -ion- -ION ]

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