different between purification vs expurgation

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

expurgation (countable and uncountable, plural expurgations)

1. The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

expurgation f (plural expurgations)

1. expurgation

Further reading

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