Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of refine
nounrefining (countable and uncountable, plural refinings)
plural refinings
- countableuncountableRefinement (process of refining)
Then after that process which Culverwel describes as so many strainings, refinings, and clarifyings, the mind is prepared for a true insight into the real nature of the world by way of intuition.
1931, John de Boer, The Theory of Knowledge of the Cambridge Platonists, page 64
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
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refining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refining
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“refining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refining. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “refining,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/refining.
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