purgation
英 [pɜː'geɪʃ(ə)n]
美[pɝ'geʃən]
- n. 清洗；洗罪；（吃泻药）通便
英英释意
- 1. purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
- 2. a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
- 3. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge