puhdistuma

Puhdistuma is a Finnish noun that denotes purification or cleansing, referring to either the act of purifying or the resulting pure state. The word is built from puhdas (clean) and the verb puhdistaa (to purify), with the suffix -uma indicating a process or outcome. In everyday Finnish, purification is usually expressed with puhdistus or puhdistaminen, while puhdistuma appears primarily in more formal, technical, or literary contexts.

In science and industry, puhdistuma can denote the purification of a substance, as in chemical purification or purification steps in a process, and in environmental science it may refer to the cleansing of air or water, or to the outcome of a remediation effort. In religious and ritual discourse, puhdistuma is used to describe purification rites intended to remove impurity or moral stain prior to worship or rites.

In literary and cultural analysis, puhdistuma can be used metaphorically to describe cleansing of corruption, purification of a system, or the moral renewal of individuals or communities. The term is less frequent in everyday language, and its precise nuance depends on context; where precision is required, puhdistus or puhdistaminen may be preferred.

Related terms include puhdas (clean) and puhdistaa (to purify).