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purgamen

purgamen, a means of cleansing, expiation, atonement

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purgamina Noun: neuter accusative plural, Noun: neuter vocative plural, Noun: neuter nominative plural of purgamen

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purgāmen, ĭnis, n. [purgo].
  • What was annually swept or washed from the temple of Vesta, i.e. the dirt or filth swept out, the sweepings, offscourings, Ov. F. 6, 713 and 227; v. stercus.—
  • II A means of purgation, purification, or expiation: caedis, Ov. M. 11, 409: mali, id. F. 2, 35; 2, 23: mentis, id. M. 15, 327: aquae, i. e. baptism, Prud. στεφ. 6, 30.—
  • III Purity, clearness, Prud. Cath. 7, 80.

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