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purificator|ˈpjʊərɪfɪkeɪtə(r)|
[Agent-n. in L. form, f. L. pūrificāre to purify: see -or. In sense 1 identified with purificatory n.: see -or 3.]
1. Eccl. A cloth used at communion for wiping the chalice and paten, and the fingers and lips of the celebrant.
1853Dale tr. Baldeschi's Ceremonial 29 The Subdeacon cleanses the chalice with the purificator. 1890Ch. Times 5 Sept. 844 The purificator, or napkin, used for cleansing the chalice and paten after the ablutions is laid on the chalice.
2. One who purifies: = purifier 1; in quot., one who performs magical purifications. rare.
1866Felton Anc. & Mod. Greece I. ii. vi. 414 The conjurers, purificators, mountebanks, and charlatans.
3. An apparatus for purifying gases or other substances: = purifier 3. rare.
1898H. R. Haweis in Westm. Gaz. 6 May 2/1 This admirable purificator receives all the vapours, gases, and impurities which escape from the first fire-chamber. |