purgation

[ pur-gey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of purging.

purgation

/ pɜːˈɡeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of purging or state of being purged; purification

Other Words From

• nonpur·gation noun
• super·pur·gation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of purgation¹

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 pūrus pure ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

A century will pass before Lyons will recover itself from this Jacobin purgation.

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We are angels when we come to cure—devils when we ask payment—but I will administer a purgation to his purse I warrant him.

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What chance was there after the purgation I was now suffering, that I should come out acquitted at last?

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In rapid cases rest, liquid diet, purgation, and firm bandaging of the legs are indicated.

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The method of the Parmenides may be compared with the process of purgation, which Bacon sought to introduce into philosophy.

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