Word: purification
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pu
ri
fi
ca
tion
Definition: The pouring of wine into the chalice to rinse it after communion, the wine being then drunk by the priest.
Morphemes:
Affix: purify
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pūrus
Language: la
Decoded: purus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: clean; pure
Affix: -ficō
Language: la
Decoded: -fico
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms factitive, causative, or other verbs from the roots of nouns and adjectives
Affix: -ification
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The process of becoming.