purgation

[ pur-gey-shuhn ]

/ pɜrˈgeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of purging.

Origin of purgation

1325–75; Middle English purgacioun (<Anglo-French ) <Latin pūrgātiōn- (stem of pūrgātiō) a cleansing, purging, equivalent to pūrgāt(us) (past participle of pūrgāre to make clean or pure, derivative of pūruspure) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM purgation

non·pur·ga·tion, nounsu·per·pur·ga·tion, noun

Words nearby purgation

Pure Land sects, pure line, purely, pure reason, purfle, purgation, purgative, Purgatoire, purgatorial, purgatory, purge

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Example sentences from the Web for purgation

In this purgation all strangers resident with Israel are specially included.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers|Robert A. Watson
Purgation may be present, and in some instances the whole of the hair has fallen off.
The Dog|Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson
But apparently when you are put to your purgation it is most emphatically otherwise.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
Earle Goodwine was also put to his purgation, by taking an oth that he was not guiltie.
Holinshed Chronicles, Volume I, Complete|Raphaell Holinshed

The irritation is even more noticeable, and purgation is likely to be a more prominent symptom.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for purgation

purgation

/ (pɜːˈɡeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of purging or state of being purged; purification

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Medical definitions for purgation

purgation

[ pûr-gā′shən ]

n.

Evacuation of the bowels through the use of a purgative medicine.

单词	purgation
释义	purgation [ pur-gey-shuhn ] / pɜrˈgeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR purgation ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act of purging. Origin of purgation 1325–75; Middle English purgacioun (<Anglo-French ) <Latin pūrgātiōn- (stem of pūrgātiō) a cleansing, purging, equivalent to pūrgāt(us) (past participle of pūrgāre to make clean or pure, derivative of pūruspure) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM purgation non·pur·ga·tion, nounsu·per·pur·ga·tion, noun Words nearby purgation Pure Land sects, pure line, purely, pure reason, purfle, purgation, purgative, Purgatoire, purgatorial, purgatory, purge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for purgation In this purgation all strangers resident with Israel are specially included. The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers\|Robert A. Watson Purgation may be present, and in some instances the whole of the hair has fallen off. The Dog\|Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson But apparently when you are put to your purgation it is most emphatically otherwise. The Cradle of Mankind\|W.A. Wigram Earle Goodwine was also put to his purgation, by taking an oth that he was not guiltie. Holinshed Chronicles, Volume I, Complete\|Raphaell Holinshed The irritation is even more noticeable, and purgation is likely to be a more prominent symptom. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle\|U.S. Department of Agriculture British Dictionary definitions for purgation purgation / (pɜːˈɡeɪʃən) / noun the act of purging or state of being purged; purification Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to purgation cut, rejection, exclusion, eradication, withdrawal, displacement, extermination, purification, expulsion, excretion, omission, evacuation, discard, riddance, ejection, destruction, dropping Medical definitions for purgation purgation [ pûr-gā′shən ] n. Evacuation of the bowels through the use of a purgative medicine. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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purgation

noun

Origin of purgation

OTHER WORDS FROM purgation

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Example sentences from the Web for purgation

British Dictionary definitions for purgation

noun

Words related to purgation

Medical definitions for purgation

n.