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▪ I. ˈpurifying, vbl. n.
[f. prec. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb purify; cleansing, purification.
1382Wyclif Acts xxi. 26 The fulfilling of dayes of purifiyng. 1526Tindale John iii. 25 There a rose a question betwene Jhons disciples and the iewes a bout purifiynge. 1581Sidney Apol. Poetrie (Arb.) 29 This purifing of wit,..which..we call learning. 1642Milton Apol. Smect. xi, Those ceremonies, those purifyings and offrings at the Altar. 1712Prideaux Direct. Ch.-wardens (ed. 4) 105 Without a long purifying in the Furnace of Affliction. 1823J. Badcock Dom. Amusem. 25 Charcoal intended for purifying.
attrib.1834Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) X. 352/1 The last step of the purifying process to which coal-gas is submitted. 1889Daily News 11 Dec. 3/1 About 150 men were at work in one of the purifying sheds.
▪ II. ˈpurifying, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That purifies; cleansing.
1597A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. 19/1 We must, with puryfyinge medicamentes, purifye that. 1660T. Gouge Chr. Direct. xxi. (1831) 137 A purifying disposition..detests sin..and strives against it. 1801Southey Thalaba xii. xxx, The sight Of Heaven may kindle in the penitent The strong and purifying fire of hope. 1834Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) X. 352/1 (Gas-light) Fresh portions of the purifying material are supplied. |
