# purification

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #19,950

## Definitions
1. The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
2. A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.
3. The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.

## Etymology
From Old French purificacion, from Latin pūrificātiō.

## Easily confused with
- **pacification** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pacification-vs-purification)

## Common misspellings (18)
`ppurification`, `pruification`, `puirfication`, `purfiication`, `purifciation`, `puriffication`, `purifiaction`, `purificaiton`, `purificasion`, `purificatino`, `purificationn`, `purificatoin`, `purificattion`, `purificcation`, `purifictaion`, `puriifcation`, `purrification`, `uprification`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/purification