Purgation
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Purgation may refer to
- Inducing bowel movement with a laxativeLaxativeLaxatives are foods, compounds, or drugs taken to induce bowel movements or to loosen the stool, most often taken to treat constipation. Certain stimulant, lubricant, and saline laxatives are used to evacuate the colon for rectal and/or bowel examinations, and may be supplemented by enemas under...
- The purification of the soul
- In this life, see State (theology)State (theology)The term state is used in various senses by Catholic theologians and spiritual writers.It may be taken to signify a profession or calling in life, as where St. Paul says, in I Corinthians 7:20: "Let every man abide in the same calling in which he was called"...
- In PurgatoryPurgatoryPurgatory is the condition or process of purification or temporary punishment in which, it is believed, the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for Heaven...
- In this life, see State (theology)
- Purgation (album)Purgation (album)Purgation is the debut album of the British death metal band Trigger the Bloodshed. It was released on February 18, 2008 by Rising Records and in August 2008 by Metal Blade Records.-Background and reception:...
, Trigger the Bloodshed album