mundificant means serving to cleanse and heal. It carries an Arena rating of 1583, earned across 6 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, mundificant ranks #301 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #1,774 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #3,164 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #4,138 of 17,127 for Most Vivid Words.
Why “mundificant” is a great word
MUNDIFICANT — [Adjective] Having the property of cleansing a wound and promoting its healing. Its roots are in the Latin *mundificans*, present participle of *mundificare* ("to make clean"), from *mundus* ("clean, neat") + *-ficare* ("to make"). Unlike "antiseptic," which denotes a war against microorganisms, or "emollient," which promises to soften and soothe, *mundificant* speaks of a more fundamental restoration. It is the sting of cool water flushing grit from a scraped knee, the gentle scrubbing away of dead tissue to reveal the pink flesh beneath, and the patient application of a plain salve that encourages the skin to knit itself whole—the humble, earthy labour of returning the body to its native state of cleanliness.
Etymology
From Latin mundificans, p.pr. of mundificare (“to make clean”), from mundus (“clean”) + -ficare (“to make”) (in comparative). See -fy.
adj
- Serving to cleanse and heal.
noun
- A mundificant ointment or plaster.
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