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Purification of the BVM
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Purification of the BVM. The feast kept on 2 Feb. in commemoration of the BVM's purification in the Temple, recorded in Lk. 2: 21–39; it is also known as
Candlemas.
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Purification
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Purification The concept of purification, or the ritual cleansing of persons and objects, is found...with an array of behavioral guidelines and consequences. Purification is associated with two other socioreligious notions: purity...
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Water Pollution and Biological Purification
Book article from: World of Earth Science
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Water Pollution and Purification
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
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purification
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
purification in religion, the ceremonial removal...deems unclean. The usual agents of purification are water (as in baptism ), bodily...circumcision ), and fire. The origin of purification rites is a matter of dispute, but...
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Air and Water Purification, Security Issues
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Air and Water Purification, Security Issues █ BRIAN...chemicals from the air or water (purification). These technologies, however...or settle onto exposed skin. Air purification has long been possible using filters...
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