purgacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• purgacion, purgacione, purgacon, purgacyon, purgacyoun, purgation

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman purgacion, from Latin pūrgātiō; equivalent to purgen +‎ -acioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /purɡˌaːsiˈuːn/, /purˈɡaːsjun/

Noun

purgacioun (plural purgaciouns)

1. A cleansing or purification:
   1. Cleansing from sin.
   2. Purging of the body, especially evacuation.
2. Acquittal through compurgation or an ordeal.

Descendants

• English: purgation

References

• “purgāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.