Antonyms for purgation
pɜrˈgeɪ ʃənpur·ga·tion

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1. purgation

   Antonyms:
   imputation, contraction, defilement, befoulment

   Synonyms:
   clearing, cleansing, purification, lustration, clarification, defecation, determine

Matched Categories

1. • Ceremony
   • Clearing

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1. catharsis, katharsis, purgationnoun

   purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

   Synonyms:
   catharsis, purification, purge, katharsis, abreaction, purging

2. purification, purgationnoun

   a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites

   Synonyms:
   purging, purge, refining, katharsis, refinement, catharsis, purification

3. purge, purging, purgationnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   catharsis, purification, purge, katharsis, purging

How to use purgation in a sentence?

1. Michelangelo Buonarroti:

   Beauty is the purgation of superfluities.

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