EXPURGATION


Meaning of EXPURGATION in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈgāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English expurgacion, from Latin expurgation-, expurgatio vindication, from expurgatus + -ion-, -io -ion

: an act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing : purification from something morally harmful, offensive, sinful, or erroneous

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