noun
Etymology: so called from its not having been sanctioned by the church
: purgation by combat or by ordeal by fire or water — compare canonical purgation
noun
Etymology: so called from its not having been sanctioned by the church
: purgation by combat or by ordeal by fire or water — compare canonical purgation
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012