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PRONUNCIATION OF PURIFICATORY

purificatory  [ˈpjʊərɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURIFICATORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Purificatory is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PURIFICATORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of purificatory in the English dictionary

The definition of purificatory in the dictionary is relating to the process of making clean, as in a ritual.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURIFICATORY


adjudicatory
əˌdʒuːdɪˈkeɪtərɪ
advocatory
ˌædvəˈkeɪtərɪ
certificatory
səˈtɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ
classificatory
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪtərɪ
communicatory
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪtərɪ
dedicatory
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ
edificatory
ˌedɪfɪˈkeɪtərɪ
imprecatory
ˈɪmprɪˌkeɪtərɪ
inculcatory
ˌɪnkʌlˈkeɪtərɪ
justificatory
ˈdʒʌstɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ
manducatory
ˌmændjʊˈkeɪtərɪ
modificatory
ˈmɒdɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ
obfuscatory
ˌɒbfəsˈkeɪtərɪ
pacificatory
ˈpæsɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ
placatory
pləˈkeɪtərɪ
predicatory
ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪtərɪ
supplicatory
ˈsʌplɪˌkeɪtərɪ
testificatory
ˌtestɪfɪˈkeɪtərɪ
verificatory
ˈvɛrɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ
vindicatory
ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪtərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURIFICATORY

purification
Purification of the Virgin Mary
purificative
purificator
purified
purified cotton
purifier
purifies
purify
Purim
purin
purine
purine base
puriri
purism
purist
puristic
puristical
puristically
puritan

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURIFICATORY

ambulatory
anti-inflammatory
circulatory
conservatory
defamatory
derogatory
directory
discriminatory
explanatory
exploratory
inflammatory
laboratory
mandatory
obligatory
observatory
oscillatory
participatory
predatory
preparatory
regulatory
respiratory

Synonyms and antonyms of purificatory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «purificatory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURIFICATORY

Find out the translation of purificatory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of purificatory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «purificatory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

purificatorio
570 millions of speakers

English

purificatory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परिशोधक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المطهرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

очистительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

purificatory
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশোধক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

purificatory
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyucian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

purificatory
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

清める
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Purificatory
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khăn lau thánh tước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுத்தப்படுத்தும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Purificatory
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arıtıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

purificatorio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oczyszczający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

очисний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

purificatoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξαγνιστικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

purificatory
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

purificatory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

purificatory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of purificatory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURIFICATORY»

The term «purificatory» is normally little used and occupies the 146.852 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURIFICATORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about purificatory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURIFICATORY»

Discover the use of purificatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to purificatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wisdom Literature: Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Canticles, ...
C. Purificatory oath relative to upright conduct 7-8 D. Purificatory oath relative to adultery 9-12 E. Purificatory oath relative to treatment of slaves 13-15 F. Purificatory oath relative to those in need 16-23 G. Purificatory oath relative to riches and ...
Roland Edmund Murphy, 1981
2
The Yoga Darsana Of Patanjali With The Sankhya Pravacana ...
Yoga is not attained by one not given to purificatory action. Impurity is variegated by the eternal in-dwelling of the aroma of action and affliction, and is ever in contact with the network of enjoyables. It cannot be dispersed without purificatory  ...
‎2007
3
Mahanirvana Tantra
Chapter. 9. The. Ten. Kinds. of. Purificatory. Rites. (Sangskara). THE Adorable Sadashiva said: O Virtuous One! I have spoken to Thee of the custom and religious duties appropriate to the different castes and stages of life. Do thou now listen ...
Sir John Woodroffe, 2007
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Mahanirvana Tantra (Tantra of the Great Liberation)
THE Adorable Sadashiva said: O Virtuous One!I have spoken to Theeofthecustom and religious duties appropriate to the differentcastesand stages of life. Do thou now listen whilst I tell Thee of the purificatory rites ofthe different castes (1).
Translated by Arthur Avalon
5
Death and Immortality in Late Neoplatonism: Studies on the ...
The differences between the two are as follows: (i) Civic virtues make use of the tripartite soul, purificatory and contemplative virtues do not; (ii) civic virtues are ' really' (τ ντι; cf. Phd. b) virtues and 'true' (ληες; b) virtues, but not both ...
Sebastian Ramon Philipp Gertz, 2011
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Rome's Vestal Virgins
religion water figured primarily as a purificatory substance in connection with sacrifices and as a purificatory libation to the dead.31 As the significance of the Vestals' water is hardly likely to differ substantially from the normal ritual use to which ...
Robin Lorsch Wildfang, 2006
7
The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Five: Buddhist Ethics
The precepts of the purificatory fast are observed for a day and may be conferred by any person holding the precepts. The Treasury ofPhenomenology52 states: Except for the person who has not gone for refuge, Anyone may assume [the ...
Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, 2013
8
Balder the Beautiful
are. purificatory,. being. intended. to. burn. up. all. harmful. things.] Thus far we haveconsideredwhat may be saidfor the theory that at the European firefestivalsthe fireiskindled as a charm to ensure an abundant supply of sunshine for man and ...
Sir J. G. Frazer, 1935
9
A Companion to Ancient Philosophy
Whereas the civic virtues cure people of excesses, the purificatory virtues allow them to reduce the soul's union with inferior realities to a minimum. We are then ourselves in a Stoic context, where the purificatory virtues consist ...
Mary Louise Gill, Pierre Pellegrin, 2009
10
The Scrolls and Biblical Traditions: Proceedings of the ...
4. conclusion (1) if the proposed reading of the texts dealt with above is correct, we must reckon with two separate but complementary purificatory rituals, one in the realm of the profane, the cities, the other in the realm of the sacred, the temple  ...
George J. Brooke, Daniel K. Falk, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURIFICATORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term purificatory is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gaddida: The Ritual Cure of Sterility in Ashura
Second, the ceremony may be classified as a purificatory ritual to follow Westermarck's argument. 'Sterile' women seek to purify themselves from spells at the ... «Morocco World News, Jun 15»
2
Rain and Raja joy bring double treat for festive city | Bhubaneswar …
According to tradition, girls rise before dawn, do their coiffeur, anoint their bodies with turmeric paste and oil and then take a purificatory bath in a river or tank. «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
3
Ashura and the Ritual Emancipation of Women in Morocco
In general, Ashura has been explored within the scope of both solar and purificatory theories presented by Frazer and Westermarck respectively but the whole ... «Morocco World News, May 15»
4
Srinivasa Mangapuram Brahmotsavam
'Koil Alwar Tirumanjanam', the purificatory ritual when a rich paste of aromatic substances is smeared on the inner walls of the sanctum sanctorum, will be ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»
5
Verses of discrimination
If one becomes Shuddha (pure) only by doing karmakanda (rituals), it is again these granthas that stop Shudras to go into purificatory process. Some years ago ... «Republica, Sep 14»
6
Devotees visit Shiva temples on sacred month of Shravan
The water is considered holy and purificatory in nature. The Kanwarias chant religious hymns and songs in praise of Lord Shiva, outside the temples in a bid to ... «DigitalJournal.com, Jul 14»
7
For human resolve, not miracles
A Scheduled Caste Chief Minister's wife in Rajasthan had to wear a purificatory garland of holy basil (tulsi) to gain entry into the Nathdwara temple. «The Hindu, Apr 14»
8
Moses Told Us To Dip Hyssop in Blood. Did He Mean Marjoram?
An unidentified plant mentioned in the Bible as the source of twigs used for sprinkling in certain Hebraic purificatory rites. (Middle English ysope, from Old ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Apr 14»
9
The royal celebration
The tenth-day Aarat is a purificatory rite due to the Royal Hunt. Rituals begin before dawn. In the evening the deities, carried on the Garuda vahanams by the ... «The Hindu, Apr 14»
10
Know the Ayurvedic Route to Detoxing
Some of these purificatory procedures have become more common while some others have become less popular. The first four purificatory procedures are done ... «The New Indian Express, Feb 14»

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