purging (adj.)

  1. serving to purge or rid of sin; purgatorial rites

    [ Syn: purgatorial , purifying ]

    purging (n.)

  1. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

    [ Syn: purge ]

  2. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

    [ Syn: purge , purgation ]

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