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purgation
pur·ga·tion P0667600 (pûr-gā′shən)n. The act of purging or purifying.purgation (pɜːˈɡeɪʃən) nthe act of purging or state of being purged; purificationpur•ga•tion (pɜrˈgeɪ ʃən)
n. 1. the act of purging. 2. the result of purging, as a cleansing or purification. [1325–75; Middle English purgacioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin pūrgātiō=pūrgā(re) to clean, purge + -tiō -tion] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | purgation - purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowelskatharsis, catharsispurging, purge - an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements | | 2. | purgation - a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate ritespurificationceremony - the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony" | | 3. | purgation - the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or chargepurge, purgingpurification - the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion |
purgationnoun1. A freeing from sin, guilt, or defilement:lustration, purification.2. The act or process of discharging bodily wastes or foreign substances:elimination, evacuation, excretion.Medicine: catharsis.Translations
EncyclopediaSeelaxativepurgation
catharsis [kah-thahr´sis] 1. a cleansing of the bowels; called also evacuation and purgation.2. the bringing into consciousness and the emotional reliving of a forgotten (repressed) painful experience as a means of releasing anxiety and tension.pur·ga·tion (pŭr-gā'shŭn), Evacuation of the bowels with the aid of a purgative or cathartic. Synonym(s): catharsis (1) [L. purgatio] purgation (pûr-gā′shən)n. The act of purging or purifying.pur·ga·tion (pŭr-gā'shŭn) Evacuation of the bowels with the aid of a purgative or cathartic.
Synonym(s): catharsis (1) . [L. purgatio]Purgation
Related to Purgation: disillusion, purgation therapyPURGATION. The clearing one's self of an offence charged, by denying the guilt on oath or affirmation.
2. There were two sorts of purgation, the vulgar, and the canonical.
3. Vulgar purgation consisted in superstitious trials by hot and cold water, by fire, by hot irons, by batell, by corsned, &c., which modes of trial were adopted in times of ignorance and barbarity, and were impiously called judgments of God.
4. Canonical purgation was the act of justifying one's self, when accused of some offence in the presence of a number of persons, worthy of credit, generally twelve, who would swear they believed the accused. See Compurgator; Wager of Law.
5. In modern times, a man may purge himself of an offence, in some cases where the facts are within his own knowledge; for example, when a man is charged with a contempt of court, he may purge himself of such contempt, by swearing that in doing the act charged, he did not intend to commit a contempt. purgation
Related to purgation: disillusion, purgation therapySynonyms for purgationnoun a freeing from sin, guilt, or defilementSynonymsnoun the act or process of discharging bodily wastes or foreign substancesSynonyms- elimination
- evacuation
- excretion
- catharsis
Synonyms for purgationnoun purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowelsSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate ritesSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or chargeSynonymsRelated Words |