Synonyms: purgation, purge, purging
Definition: the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
Similar words: clearing
Definition: the act of freeing from suspicion
Synonyms: purgation, purification
Definition: a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
Similar words: ceremony
Definition: the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
Usage: an inaugural ceremony
Synonyms: catharsis, purgation, katharsis
Definition: purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
Definition: an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements