purifying

Meanings

• remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
• make pure or free from sin or guilt
• become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin
• serving to purge or rid of sin
• freeing from noxious matter
  • "filtration is a purifying agent"
• acting like an antiseptic

Synonyms

cleansing, distill, make pure, purgatorial, purge, purging, purify, sanctify, sublimate