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Purification vs Purging - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between purification and purging

is that purification is the act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities while purging is the act by which something is purged.

As a verb purging is

present participle of lang=en.

purification

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
  • A religious act in which a defiled person is made clean or free from sin.

    • purging

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is purged.
  • (medicine) vomiting
  • * 1849 , The Journal of Health and Disease (page 98)
    • He had violent pains in his belly, and purgings