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Definition of Purificatory
1. a. Serving or tending to purify; purificative.
Definition of Purificatory
1. Adjective. That purifies; purificative ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Purificatory
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purificatory
Literary usage of Purificatory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Satapatha-brâhmana: According to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School by Julius Eggeling (1900)
"Having performed the sacrifice they betake themselves to the purificatory bath;
for after a Soma-sacrifice they do betake themselves to the purificatory ..."
2. Folk-lore in the Old Testament: Studies in Comparative Religion, Legend and Law by James George Frazer (1919)
"Accordingly W. Robertson Smith suggested what we may call the sacramental or
purificatory interpretation of the rite. He supposed that " the parties stood ..."
3. The Origin and Development of Religious Belief by Sabine Baring-Gould (1878)
"... for which they are designed— purificatory sacraments—Baptisms—Sprinklings with
water and blood —Baptisms of fire—Confession—Communion—by sexual union—by ..."
4. The Origin and Development of Religious Belief by Sabine Baring-Gould (1892)
"... for which they are designed— purificatory sacraments—Baptisms—Sprinklings with
water and blood —Baptisms of fire—Confession—Communion—by sexual union—by ..."
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