different between purification vs sublimation

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

From Middle English sublimacioun, sublimacion, from Medieval Latin subl?m?ti?nem, from Latin subl?m? (“I raise, I elevate”, verb).Morphologically sublimate +? -ion

Noun

sublimation (countable and uncountable, plural sublimations)

1. (chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase. [from late 14th c.]
2. (psychology) The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive. [from 20th c.]
3. Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.

Derived terms

• desublimation
• sublimation energy

Related terms

• sublimate
• sublimative

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin sublimatio.

Pronunciation

Noun

sublimation f (plural sublimations)

1. sublimate

Further reading

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