English → Latin
“purification” in Latin
pūrgātiōpurification, cleansing, purginglūstrātiōlustration (purification by sacrifice)expiātiōsatisfaction, atonement, expiation, purificationfebruummeans of purification, expiatory offeringspūrificātiōpurification
The English word purification itself goes back to Latin pūrus, through pūrificātiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
purification
purgatio: lustratio; expiatio. A means of purification, februum (for an offering): purgamen alicujus rei (for expiation): purificatio (Plin., Mart., Ep. lib. 8, praef.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for purification?
- The usual Latin words for “purification” are pūrgātiō, lūstrātiō, expiātiō; also februum, pūrificātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.