purifications
Acts of cleansing
Purifications are acts or processes of removing impurities or contaminants.
Water purifications make drinking water safe.
Ritual purifications cleanse a person spiritually before religious observances.
The word often appears in technical contexts: The lab ran multiple purifications to isolate the compound.
Air purifications, blood purifications, and purifications of metals all involve separating the wanted from the unwanted.
Ceremonial repeated practices
- cleansingsActs of removing impurities
- ablutionsActs of ceremonial cleansing
- mikvahJewish immersion pool
- baptismsReligious initiation rites
exorcisms · consecrations · sanctifications · smudging · incense · holy water · fasting · pilgrimages
Acts of removing impurities
- meditationsFocused contemplative practice
- detoxificationsProcesses removing poisons
- chakrasBody's spiritual focal points
- aurasPerceived energy fields
smudging · sage · crystals · energy healing · reiki · sweat lodges · retreats · fasting
Extracting metal from ore
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- assayingTesting mineral content
- electrolysisCurrent-induced ionic separation
- roastingCooking with dry heat
leaching · slag · fluxes · bullion · gold refining · zone refining · ingots · alloys
Purified concentrated substances
- filtrationsSeparation by porous medium
- separationsActs of dividing apart
- extractionsActs of removing something
- refinementsIncremental quality upgrades
precipitations · crystallizations · chromatography · electrolysis · sublimations · reagents · solvents · impurities
Approaches to healing illness
- filtrationsSeparation by porous medium
- desalinationsProcesses extracting salt from water
- ozonationDisinfection using O3 gas
- reverse osmosisPressure-driven membrane filtration
sedimentations · disinfections · boiling · fluoridation · clarifications · sterilizations · membranes · contaminants
rituals
Ceremonial repeated practices
- cleansingsActs of removing impurities
- ablutionsActs of ceremonial cleansing
- mikvahJewish immersion pool
baptisms · exorcisms · consecrations · sanctifications · smudging · incense · holy water · fasting · pilgrimages · confessions
cleansings
Acts of removing impurities
- meditationsFocused contemplative practice
- detoxificationsProcesses removing poisons
- chakrasBody's spiritual focal points
auras · smudging · sage · crystals · energy healing · reiki · sweat lodges · retreats · fasting · breathwork
smelting
Extracting metal from ore
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- assayingTesting mineral content
- electrolysisCurrent-induced ionic separation
roasting · leaching · slag · fluxes · bullion · gold refining · zone refining · ingots · alloys · impurities
distillations
Purified concentrated substances
- filtrationsSeparation by porous medium
- separationsActs of dividing apart
- extractionsActs of removing something
refinements · precipitations · crystallizations · chromatography · electrolysis · sublimations · reagents · solvents · impurities · contaminants
treatments
Approaches to healing illness
- filtrationsSeparation by porous medium
- desalinationsProcesses extracting salt from water
- ozonationDisinfection using O3 gas
reverse osmosis · sedimentations · disinfections · boiling · fluoridation · clarifications · sterilizations · membranes · contaminants · pathogens
purificationscontaminations
Introductions of impurities
pollutions · adulterations · dirtying · infections · muddying
purificationscorruptions
Debasements of purity
defilements · desecrations · profanations · degradations · perversions
purificationsadulterations
Impure additions to substances
degradations · dilutions · corruptions · debasements · impairments
- water purificationRendering liquid safe to drink
- purification ritualCeremony removing spiritual impurity
- ritual purificationCeremonial removal of impurity
- air purificationCleansing breathable atmosphere
- purification ritesCeremonies restoring spiritual cleanliness
- spiritual purificationCleansing of the soul