purifying (Adjective) — Serving to purge or rid of sin. ex. "purifying rites"
purifying (Adjective) — Freeing from noxious matter. ex. "filtration is a purifying agent"
purifying (Adjective) — Acting like an antiseptic.
purifying (Verb) — (chemistry) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation. ex. "purify the water"
purifying (Verb) — Make pure or free from sin or guilt. ex. "he left the monastery purified"
purifying (Verb) — Become clean, pure or free of guilt and sin. ex. "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"