purgament

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noun

Something excreted or purged; excretion.

OriginLatin purgamentum →
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Meanings

nounpurgament (countable and uncountable, plural purgaments)

plural purgaments

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableSomething excreted or purged; excretion.
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableA cathartic; a purgative.

    superfluous Purgaments and Excrements

    1605, Francis Bacon, “(please specify |book=1 or 2)”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinpurgamentum“offscourings, washings, expiatory sacrifice”
  2. Englishpurgament

From Latin purgamentum (“offscourings, washings, expiatory sacrifice”). See purge.

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APA

purgament. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purgament

MLA

“purgament.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purgament. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purgament,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purgament.

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