purificatory

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• Purificatory — Pu*rif i*ca*to*ry, a. [L. purificatorius.] Serving or tending to purify; purificative. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• purificatory — adjective Date: 1610 serving, tending, or intended to purify < purificatory rituals > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• purificatory — See purify. * * * …   Universalium

• purificatory — adjective That purifies; purificative …   Wiktionary

• purificatory — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to purify of sin: expiatory, lustral, lus trative, purgative, purgatorial. See CLEAN, RELIGION …   English dictionary for students

• purificatory — adj. making pure, expiating sins; cleansing, removing contamination; refining, distillingpjÊŠ rɪfÉ™kÉ™tÉ”rɪ / pjÊŠÉ™rɪfɪ keɪtrɪ …   English contemporary dictionary

• purificatory — pu·rifi·ca·to·ry …   English syllables

• purificatory — I. pyüˈrifəkəˌtōrē, ˈpyu̇rəf , chiefly Brit |pyu̇(ə)rəfə̇|kātəri or ā.tri adjective Etymology: Late Latin purificatorius, from Latin purificatus + orius ory : serving, tending, or intended to purify : purifying II …   Useful english dictionary

• purification rite — ▪ anthropology Introduction       any of the ceremonial acts or customs employed in an attempt to reestablish lost purity or to create a higher degree of purity in relation to the sacred (the transcendental realm) or the social and cultural realm …   Universalium

• Cattle in religion — In Hinduism, the cow is a symbol of wealth, strength, abundance, selfless giving and a full Earthly life Cattle are considered sacred in various world religions, most notably Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism[citation needed] …   Wikipedia

• Maya religion — Maya civiliza …   Wikipedia