different between purification vs cultivation

English

Etymology

From Old French purificacion, from Latin purificatio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pj????f??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

purification (countable and uncountable, plural purifications)

1. The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
2. A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
3. (Christianity) The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin p?rific?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py.?i.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

purification f (plural purifications)

1. purification

Related terms

• purifier

Further reading

• “purification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cultivation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?lt??ve???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

cultivation (countable and uncountable, plural cultivations)

1. The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture

2. The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture

   These fields are in cultivation.

3. Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)

   His steadfast cultivation of their relationship finally bore fruit.

4. Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition

   She is a woman of great cultivation.

Synonyms

• (art or act of cultivating): tillage
• (advancement or refinement in condition): refinement, culture; education

Related terms

• cultivar
• cultivate, cultivator

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kyl.ti.va.sj??/

Noun

cultivation f (plural cultivations)

1. cultivation

Related terms

• cultivable
• cultiver
• cultivateur