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- noun Plural form of
purgation .
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... during the "purgations" in the last month of 1935 and the first half of 1936, hundreds of thousands of members of the party were again expelled, among them several tens of thousands of "Trotskyists."
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... during the "purgations" in the last month of 1935 and the first half of 1936, hundreds of thousands of members of the party were again expelled, among them several tens of thousands of "Trotskyists."
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As much as we may be enamored of the cathartic nature of these public purgations, they are essentially outbreaks of mob dynamics.
Adam Hanft: Murdoch's Arab Summer; We Always Knew, Now We Know Adam Hanft 2011
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As much as we may be enamored of the cathartic nature of these public purgations, they are essentially outbreaks of mob dynamics.
Adam Hanft: Murdoch's Arab Summer; We Always Knew, Now We Know Adam Hanft 2011
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But during the “purgations” in the last month of 1935 and the first half of 1936, hundreds of thousands of members of the Communist party were again expelled, among them several tens of thousands of “Trotskyists.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Evil of Leon Trotsky Revisited 2009
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On the other hand, perhaps the converse is true: if through the process of purgations in Gehenna a soul can be purged of anger or guilt toward a child, sibling, or spouse and discover a deeper sense of love, peace, and forgiveness, would this not assist the mourner in reaching similar feelings of resolution?
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What we see in the story is the Jewish belief that saying Kaddish functions as a way of assisting the disembodied soul through its purgations in Gehenna.
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He needs poultices of charcoal, verdigris, bitumen, and oil applied to his chest several times a day, as well as regular purgations and phlebotomy, the physician said, looking terrified.
Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007
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He needs poultices of charcoal, verdigris, bitumen, and oil applied to his chest several times a day, as well as regular purgations and phlebotomy, the physician said, looking terrified.
Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007
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That is why, according to Montaigne, doctors prescribe purgations and bleedings for athletes in order to “draw off that superabundance of health.”
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