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purgation(noun, medicine, act, keep, process)
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purification(noun, removal, elimination, expulsion)
8
ablution(noun, purification, distillation, freeing)
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cleansing(noun, purification, distillation, freeing)
7
lustration(noun, purification, distillation, freeing)
4
expurgation(noun, removal, elimination, purification)
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bathing(distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
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disinfection(purification, distillation, freeing, cleansing)
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distillation(freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
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freeing(distillation, cleansing, sanitization)
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atonement(distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
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baptism(distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
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depuration(distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
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expiation(distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
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forgiveness(distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
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grace(distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
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lavation(distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
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laving(distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
1
purifying(distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
1
rarefaction(distillation, freeing, cleansing, sanitization)
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APASmart Define. (2015). catharsis thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/catharsis/thesaurus/synonyms
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