| verb | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation “purify the water” |
| verb | make pure or free from sin or guilt “he left the monastery purified” |
| verb | become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin “The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify” |
| adjective | serving to purge or rid of sin “purgatorial rites” |
| adjective | freeing from noxious matter “filtration is a purifying agent” |
| adjective | acting like an antiseptic |
| purification | noun | the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) |
| purity | noun | being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material |
| purifier | noun | an apparatus for removing impurities |
| sublimate | noun | the product of vaporization of a solid |
| distillate | noun | a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling |
| distillment | noun | the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors |
| distillation | noun | a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling |
| purge | noun | the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge |
| purgation | noun | a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites |
| sanctification | noun | a religious ceremony in which something is made holy |
| saint | noun | model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal |