Purgation

(n.) The act of purging; the act of clearing, cleansing, or putifying, by separating and carrying off impurities, or whatever is superfluous; the evacuation of the bowels.

(n.) The clearing of one's self from a crime of which one was publicly suspected and accused. It was either canonical, which was prescribed by the canon law, the form whereof used in the spiritual court was, that the person suspected take his oath that he was clear of the matter objected against him, and bring his honest neighbors with him to make oath that they believes he swore truly; or vulgar, which was by fire or water ordeal, or by combat. See Ordeal.

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• In the main it is a collection of prescriptions for the eyes, ears, stomach, to reduce tumors, effect purgation, etc. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Then let us now finish the purgation, I said. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Thus we have made a purgation of music, and will now make a purgation of metres. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Yes, he said, and a rare purgation. 柏拉图. 理想国.

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