Meanings
adjectivepurificatory (comparative more purificatory, superlative most purificatory)
comparative more purificatory · superlative most purificatory
- That purifies; purificative
Origin
- Latinpūrificātōrius
- Englishpurificatory
Borrowed from Latin pūrificātōrius.
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purificatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purificatory
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“purificatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purificatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purificatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purificatory.
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