Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas. 2. (n.) That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected subtlety; as, refinements of logic.

Multi-Version Concordance Refinement (1 Occurrence) Deuteronomy 28:56 The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not adventure to set the sole of her foot on the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter, (See NAS)