verb
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To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
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To free from guilt or sin.
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To become pure.
noun
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An act of purification.
example
These ritual purifyings have taken place for thousands of years.
Examples of purifying in a Sentence
That reformation failed to effect its purifying mission.
We still use the old familiar purifying agents, iron oxide, lime and nascent calcium.
An endeavour had been made by the emperor Leo the Isaurian to remedy this evil, but his attempted reform of the law had been rather calculated to increase its uncertainty; and it was reserved for Basil the Macedonian to show himself worthy of the throne, which he had usurped, by purifying the administration of justice and once more reducing the law into an intelligible code.
Especial mention should be made of the ceremony of purifying the grove, which was held to be defiled by the felling of trees, the breaking of a bough or the presence of any iron tools, such as those used by the lapidary who engraved the records of the proceedings on stone.
As these do not come out sufficiently pure, they would not be marketable and therefore they are not allowed to be formed, but the liquid, while still hot, is either run into the boiling-down pans, or submitted to one of the purifying operations to be described below.
If purer and stronger soda-ash is wanted, the boiling down must be carried out in pans fired from below, and the crystals of monohydrated sodium carbonate " fished " out as they are formed, but this is mostly done after submitting the liquor to the purifying operations which we shall now describe.
The kilns are closed at the top, and the gases are drawn out by powerful air-pumps, washers being interposed be,, veen the kilns and the pumps for the purpose of purifying and cooling the gas.
The task of purifying and enriching the language and restoring the cult of the Quinhentistas was perseveringly carried out by Francisco Manoel de Nascimento (q.v.) in numerous compositions in prose and verse, both original and translated.
Phosphorus trichloride or phosphorous chloride, PC13, discovered by Gay-Lussac and Thenard in 1808, is obtained by passing a slow current of chlorine over heated red phosphorus or through a solution of ordinary phosphorus in carbon disulphide (purifying in the latter case by fractional distillation).
The Colombian "Panama hat" is made from the fibres extracted from the ribs of the fanshaped leaves of still another species of palm, Carludovica palmata, while in the Rio Sinn region the natives make a kind of butter ("manteca de Corozo") from the Elaeis melanococca, Mart., by peeling the nuts in water and then purifying the oil extracted in this way by boiling.
The exhauster is practicall y a rotary gas pump which serves the purpose of drawing the gas from the hydraulic main through the condensers, and then forcing it through the purifying vessels to the holder.
In this wet purifying apparatus the gas is almost wholly freed from ammonia and from part of the sulphuretted hydrogen, whilst carbon dioxide and carbon disulphide are also partially extracted.
Apart from the by-products coke, coke-breeze, tar and retort carbon, which are sold direct, gas companies are now in many cases preparing from their spent purifying material pure chemical products which are in great demand.
It should be observed that Plotinus himself is still too Platonic to hold that the absolute mortification of natural bodily appetites is required for purifying the soul; but this ascetic inference was drawn to the fullest extent by his disciple Porphyry.
We decided to start off with the ' skin purifying ' tea, which includes red clover and nettle leaves?
Use in conjunction with purifying facial Cream Cleanser or Fabulous Face Cleanser.
For gentle skin cleansing and purification Combines purifying micro-particles with the regulating effectiveness of the plant flavonoid complex.
A Russian Orthodox believer takes a ritually purifying bath in the icy Moskva river during the Epiphany holiday.
Some oils actually inhibit airborne bacteria, thus purifying the air in a sickroom.
It is also a traditional way of purifying and sweetening water, known to render even putrid water palatable.
The important mystery mentioned by the Rhetor, though it aroused his curiosity, did not seem to him essential, and the second aim, that of purifying and regenerating himself, did not much interest him because at that moment he felt with delight that he was already perfectly cured of his former faults and was ready for all that was good.
Verse 14, because God is purifying for Himself a people for His own possessions zealous for good deeds.
Organic raw apple cider vinegar works as a purifying agent for detoxifying your body.
Similar formulas are used to disinfect water for human consumption, commonly found in water purifying kits sold for use by hikers and campers.
Dust, lint, and debris can gather around the base of purifying devices as well.
Dust, lint, and debris can gather around the base of purifying devices.
This kit contains one bottle of Assail-A-Cell, one 8-pack of scent cartridges and a 3-in-1 absorber that converts ozone to oxygen and performs other air purifying functions.
An air purifying filter can only work if the system has enough airflow.
The Alpine air ionizer is an air purifying appliance that is designed to clean and purify the air inside the home.
With such a turbulent and controversial history, a potential customer should do plenty of their own research before making the decision to purchase this air purifying product.
The Living Air Ionizer is an air purifying appliance that has over the years been the subject of many controversies, name changes, brand changes and other problems.
The Windmere single room air ionizer is a small, personal-sized air purifying device that only works on 220-volt circuits, so it's not compatible with the electrical systems in American households.
For this reason, the best air ionizers are the types that are included on an air purifying system.
You can also boil water for 10 minutes or use purifying tablets if you are unsure about the water in your area.In regards to local food, it's always a good idea to travel with an open mind.
The Grapefruit Diet- This is a very mild approach to purifying the body.
Their role is one of healing and purifying the earth.
The Oxygen Purifying Facial that I do is fantastic for clients suffering with acne.
Mary Kay also carries Hydrating Freshener for dry skin or Purifying Freshener for oily skin.
Look for words like "refining," "clarifying" or "purifying" when choosing which one to buy.
A purifying diet contains no caffeine, alcohol or oily foods.
Deep Purifying Foaming Cream Cleanser contains purifying clay and micro-beads to deeply cleanse and exfoliate the skin.
As an outcome of this alchemical doctrine the process of fermentation was supposed to have a purifying and elevating effect on the bodies which had been submitted to its influence.
The lagoons are believed to act as purifying pans in which the greater part of the salt in the water is precipitated.
In 1904-1905 the city built on the Scioto river a concrete storage dam, having a capacity of 5,000,000,000 gallons, and in 1908 it completed the construction of enormous works for filtering and softening the water-supply, and of works for purifying the flow of sewage - the two costing nearly $5,000,000.
For this end, disrepute and poverty are advantageous, in so far as they drive back the man upon himself, increasing his self-control and purifying his intellect from the dross of the external.
To this is united the noble ideal of the suffering servant, which serves both as a contribution to the great problem of suffering as purifying and vicarious and as the interpretation to the mind of the nation itself of that nation's true function in the future, a lesson which the actual future showed that Israel was slow to receive.
Paul III., who had begun his pontificate with the intention of purifying the curia, was unaware of the grave danger in which Fisher lay; and in the hope of reconciling the king with the bishop, created him (loth of May 1535) cardinal priest of St Vitalis.
On the basis of the new teaching arose a widely spread priesthood (athravano) who systematized its doctrines, organized and carried on its worship, and laid down the minutely elaborated laws for the purifying and keeping clean of soul and body, which are met with in the Vendidad.
Milk sugar, lactose, lactobiose, C12H22011, found in the milk of mammals, in the amniotic liquid of cows, and as a pathological secretion, is prepared by evaporating whey and purifying the sugar which separates by crystallization.
A process for purifying and decolorizing the juice expressed from beetroots by the addition of a small quantity of manganate of lime (20 to 50 grammes per hectolitre of juice), under the influence of an electric current, was worked with considerable success in a sugar factory in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the year 1900-1901.