purging adj : serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites" [syn: purgatorial, purifying]

1 an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements [syn: purge]

2 the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge [syn: purge, purgation]

English

Verb

purging

1. present participle of purge

Purge may refer to one of the following.

• Purge, forcible removal of undesirable people from political activity, etc.
  • Great Purge
  • Ansei Purge (Ansei no taigoku)
  • Pride's Purge
  • Great Jedi Purge, first documented in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
• Purge (album) the third album by singer/songwriter Bif Naked
• Purge (comics), a Marvel Comics character associated with Professor X on Genosha
• Purge (game), a first person shooter
• Vomiting

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