Synonyms for purgation
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Purification — the process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt.
- n. 2
The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.
William evidently does not have the appreciation for women that Hildegard exhibits, yet he does not consider their monthly purgations to be a source of evil.
Forms
- Plural
- purgations → purifications, cleansings, expiations, lustrations…
Example sentences
- cleansing It's not a toothpaste, it's a face-cleansing foam!
- purification You won't see protein purification in a genetics course.
- purge What's the first thing you'd do if The Purge was real?
- catharsis Aristotle said that the point of art was to achieve catharsis.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| purgation | steady | |
| cleansing | rising | |
| purification | falling | |
| expiation | steady | |
| lustration | rising | |
| purge | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- purge1
- 7 letters
- purging2
- 8 letters
- clearing2
- 9 letters
- cleansing2, catharsis3, expiation, katharsis
- 10 letters
- defecation, lustration
- 12 letters
- purification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (purging2 = 2 syllables).