Purification
Purification noun - The act or fact of freeing from sin or moral guilt.
Rite and purification are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rite" instead a noun "Purification".
Rite
Rite noun - An oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules.
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Purification and rite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Purification" instead a noun "Rite".
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- Joe comics sometimes has the Arashikage ninja clan recite this as a purification/initiation rite.
Source: Asian Rune Chant -
He's assigned this task by the Old Man as a rite of purification, and one of the conditions is that he is not to tell Kee Nang about it.
Source: Film / The Golden Child - Video Game Caring Potential: If you're nice enough to her, she'll ask to sleep in the Hero's bed for one final sleepover after the purification rite.
Source: Characters / Suikoden V
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