cleansing, purifying
(adjective) acting like an antiseptic
ablutionary, cleansing
(adjective) cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; “ablutionary rituals”
cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
(noun) the act of making something clean; “he gave his shoes a good cleaning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cleansing (comparative more cleansing, superlative most cleansing)
That cleanses.
• detergent (uncommon); smectic (rare)
cleansing (countable and uncountable, plural cleansings)
The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
cleansing
present participle of cleanse
• cleanings, enscaling
Source: Wiktionary
Cleanse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cleansed; p. pr. & vb. n. Cleansing.] Etym: [AS. clænsian, fr. clæne clean. See Clean.]
Definition: To render clean; to free from fith, pollution, infection, guilt, etc.; to clean. If we walk in the light . . . the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John i. 7. Can'st thou not minister to a mind diseased, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the suffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 January 2025
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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