Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Purgation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.