n. (Chem.) See Euxanthin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. purification, L. purificatio. See Purify. ]
When the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished. Luke ii. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. purificatif. ] Having power to purify; tending to cleanse. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, purifies; a purifier. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. purificatorius. ] Serving or tending to purify; purificative. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, purifies or cleanses; a cleanser; a refiner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. pus, puris, pus + -form: cf. F. puriforme. ] (Med.) In the form of pus. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To grow or become pure or clear. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
And fit them so
Purified to receive him pure. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
And Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, . . . and purified the altar. Lev. viii. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]
Purify both yourselves and your captives. Num. xxxi. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Heb. pūr, pl. pūrīm, a lot. ] A Jewish festival, called also the Feast of Lots, instituted to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from the machinations of Haman. Esther ix. 26. [ 1913 Webster ]