Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purification

/ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
pu-rifi-ca-tion
IPA
/ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "air purification"
  • "purification of water"
  • "purification of the soul"

Etymology

From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

purifications (plural)

Derived Forms

autopurification biopurification copurification immunopurification micropurification nonpurification phosphopurification prepurification repurification ultrapurification

Frequently Paired Words

purificative purificational purificatory

Synonyms

purgation refining refinement

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce purification?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does purification mean?
The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
Where does purification come from?
From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.

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