Meaning of PURGING
| Pronunciation: | | p'urjing
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- [n] an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
- [n] the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
- [adj] serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites"
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| | Synonyms: | | purgatorial, purge, purifying |
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| | See Also: | | abreaction, catharsis, cleaning, cleansing, cleanup, clearing, colonic, colonic irrigation, high colonic, katharsis, purgation, purification | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pur"ging\, a.
That purges; cleansing.
{Purging flax} (Bot.), an annual European plant of the genus
{Linum} ({L. catharticum}); dwarf wild flax; -- so called
from its use as a cathartic medicine.
\Pur"ging\, n. (Med.)
The act of cleansing; excessive evacuations; especially,
diarrhea.
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