Cleansing

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Adapted to cleanse and purify; designed for or devoted to purifying.
  • noun. The act of making clean; cleaning; purification.
  • noun. That which is removed in cleaning; dirt or refuse removed; specifically, the placenta or afterbirth: usually applied to animals.
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  • adjective. One that cleanses.
  • noun. The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
  • verb. Present participle of cleanse.
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  • noun. the act of making something clean
  • adjective. acting like an antiseptic
  • adjective. cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands
    • Word Usage
    "There's cleansing; yes, blessed fact! there's _cleansing_ from this horrid impurity whose stain you are so conscious of."
    cross-reference
    cleansing days  cleansing week  
    Equivalent
    antiseptic  purifying  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abstergent  abstersion  alleviating  alleviative  analgesic  
    verb-stem
    cleanse  
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