Purging (Adjective)
Meaning
Serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites".
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The priest performed a purging ritual to cleanse the community of its past transgressions.
- The ancient civilization believed that the volcano's eruption was a purging force that cleansed the land of evil spirits.
- The penitent monk spent years in solitude, undergoing a purging process of prayer and fasting to atone for his sins.
- The sacred fire was said to have purging properties, burning away the impurities of the soul.
- The shaman led the tribe in a purging ceremony to rid their village of the dark energies that had been plaguing them.