The phrase "act of purification" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing rituals, processes, or actions aimed at cleansing or removing impurities, whether physical, spiritual, or metaphorical.
Example: "The ceremony involved an act of purification, where participants were symbolically cleansed of their past sins."
Alternatives: "process of cleansing" or "ritual of purification."
"Abraham's act of purification is celebrated today".
"This will be an act of purification.
Hence the destruction of all dissidents and the Jews -- carried out by fire as the Inquisitors had before, an act of purification different merely in its scale, efficiency and Godlessness.
In 1813, according to a later account by the captain, Jukichi, the crew of Tokujo-maru, blown off-course for Edo with a cargo of rice, cut their top-knots as an act of purification, and one crew member shaved his head to become a monk.
There are also acts of purification observant Muslims do after sexual intercourse and during menstruation.
He will guide souls through the salient acts of "Purification, Transformation and Humility" humming the spiritual hymn, "Amazing Grace!
And few acts of purification are more effective for a paper than one of its star reporters -- especially the one most responsible for the stench -- going to jail to (in PR theory) protect the First Amendment.
Pope Francis will guide people who have an open heart and desire for acts of "Purification", "Transformation" and "Humility", allowing them to experience brighter light and less darkness in their daily endeavors.
THE STYLE To drive from Albuquerque into the historical heart of Santa Fe is to undergo an act of visual purification.
Hindus bathe in the Ganges in an act of ritual purification, yet the 2,500 km (1,600 mile) river stretching from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal is full of industrial effluent and untreated sewage, its banks strewn with garbage.
But this was a minor act in a process of purification compared with the introduction of whipping, amputations and hangings that followed.
