Synonyms:
purgatorial, purging, purifying
Meaning: serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
purge, purging
Meaning: an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
Usage examples
For he was so much bigger than she was, so wonderful in the way he had triumphed over diseased thinking, and his wholesomeness would spread over her too, a purging, disinfecting influence, if only he would let her talk, if only he would help her to laugh.