purging

Noun

obsolete rare

Japanese Meaning

(主に政治) 不適切とされる人物を排除する行為 / (主に化学) 装置を水、蒸気、またはその他の液体・気体で洗浄する行為

The purging of dissidents from the party left a chilling silence in the ranks.

党からの異論者の粛清は、党内にぞっとするような沈黙を残した。

Sense（1）

(chiefly politics) A removal of undesirable people.

Sense（2）

(chiefly chemistry) The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.

Sense（3）

(premodern medicine) The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomitting, etc.

Sense（4）

(medicine) The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.

Sense（5）

(chiefly medicine) Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.

He had violent pains in his belly, and purgings...

Sense（6）

(obsolete and rare) That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.

Sense（7）

(obsolete and rare) Synonym of purgation: the act or an instance of removing guilt or suspicion of a misdeed.

purgings

（ plural ）