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purificatory

adjective
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Definition of purificatory

: serving, tending, or intended to purify purificatory rituals

Examples of purificatory in a Sentence

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 Many stepwells were used for ablution; the tanks associated with mosques, Hindu temples and other shrines offered the most purificatory form. Summoning water from the depths was also a symbol of temporal power. — The Economist, "India鈥檚 magnificent stepwells are relics of a nuanced history," 13 July 2019

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First Known Use of purificatory

1610, in the meaning defined above

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