The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities. / A religious act or rite in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.

(Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman The Amalekite. / A surname.

The state or degree of being pure.

(transitive) To cleanse, or rid of impurities. / (transitive) To free from guilt or sin. / (intransitive) To become pure.

A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.

A device used to remove contaminants from the air.

Made or rendered pure or more pure.

simple past tense and past participle of purify

The beliefs and practices of the Puritans.

(theology) Strict and austere religious conduct. / Extreme strictness regarding moral scruples.