Purification

  • 131Misogi —    Purification or purification ceremony. It can have the same range of meanings as Harai/Harae but refers especially to the use of salt water (or fresh water, cold or warm, or just salt) to remove tsumi or kegare, sins and pollution. At the… …

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  • 132depuration — Purification; removal of waste products or foul excretions. * * * dep·u·ra·tion .dep yə rā shən n purification of impurities or heterogeneous matter <depuration of shellfish from polluted waters> dep·u·rate dep yə .rāt vt, rat·ed; rat·ing * …

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