English adjective: purging | |||
1. | purging serving to purge or rid of sin | ||
Samples | Purgatorial rites. | ||
Synonyms | purgatorial, purifying | ||
English noun: purging | |||
1. | purging (act) an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements | ||
Synonyms | purge | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cleaning, cleansing, cleanup | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abreaction, catharsis, catharsis, katharsis, katharsis, purgation | ||
2. | purging (act) the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge | ||
Synonyms | purgation, purge | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clearing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | purification | ||