Obs. rare–1. [as if ad. L. *castificātiōn-em, f. L. castificāre to purify, f. castus chaste.] A making chaste, purification; chastity.
1653. Jer. Taylor, Serm. at Gold. Grove (1678), 226. Let no impure spirit defile the virgin purities and castifications of the soul.
