Definitions for: Purging


[n] an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
[n] the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
[adj] serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites"



Webster (1913) Definition: Pur"ging, a.
That purges; cleansing.

Purging flax (Bot.), an annual European plant of the genus
Linum (L. catharticum); dwarf wild flax; -- so called
from its use as a cathartic medicine.


Pur"ging, n. (Med.)
The act of cleansing; excessive evacuations; especially,
diarrhea.

Synonyms: purgatorial, purge, purifying

See Also: abreaction, catharsis, cleaning, cleansing, cleanup, clearing, colonic, colonic irrigation, high colonic, katharsis, purgation, purification

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