purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
source: WordNet 3.0
a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
source: WordNet 3.0
the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
source: WordNet 3.0
The act of purging; the act of clearing, cleansing, or putifying, by separating and carrying off impurities, or whatever is superfluous; the evacuation of the bowels.
