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cleanses, 3rd person singular present; cleansed, past tense; cleansed, past participle; cleansing, present participle;
  1. Make (something, esp. the skin) thoroughly clean
    • - this preparation will cleanse and tighten the skin
    • - a cleansing cream
  2. Rid (a person, place, or thing) of something seen as unpleasant, unwanted, or defiling
    • - the mission to cleanse the nation of subversives
  3. Free (someone) from sin or guilt

  4. (in biblical translations) Cure (a leper)

  1. ablutionary: cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; "ablutionary rituals"
  2. cleaning: the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"
  3. acting like an antiseptic
  4. (cleanse) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"
  5. (cleanse) purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"
  6. Cleansing is the fifth album by American heavy metal band Prong. It was produced by Terry Date, whereas all previous albums were produced by Mark Dodson. It features ex-Killing Joke members Paul Raven on bass and John Bechdel on keyboards/programming. ...
  7. The Cleansing is the debut album by American deathcore band Suicide Silence. The album was released on September 18, 2007 through Century Media Records. ...
  8. The Cleansing is a horror novel by author John D. Harvey. It was released in 2002 by Arkham House in an edition of approximately 2,500 copies.
  9. "The Cleansing" is the second single by In Case of Fire, and is the only In Case of Fire song that has entered a radio chart to date. "The Cleansing" was also made available on a 7" vinyl picture disk, limited to 1000 copies . The music video was shot in Leeds.
  10. (Cleanse) Cleanliness is the absence of dirt, including dust, stains, bad smells and garbage. Purposes of cleanliness include health, beauty, absence of offensive odor, avoidance of shame, and to avoid the spreading of dirt and contaminants to oneself and others. ...
  11. Cleansed is the third play by the English playwright Sarah Kane. It was first performed in 1998 at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs in London. The play is set in a university which has been converted into some form of bizarre institution under the rule of the sadistic Tinker. ...
  12. The process of removing dirt, toxins etc; One that cleanses
  13. (cleanse) To free from dirt; to clean, purify; To spiritually purify; to free from sin or guilt; to purge
  14. (Cleanse) to remove negative energy, to purify.
  15. (Cleanse) is not in the Bible dictionary either, but clean is, with cross-references to animals and purity. You may or may not realize that one of the elements of the laws of the Torah was clean and unclean animals, so that is probably why we have the first cross-reference. ...
  16. (cleanse) to improve the consistency and accuracy of data by standardizing it, reorganizing it, and eliminating redundancy.
  17. A cleanse is the third step of the ABC+D program
  18. (Cleansed) cleared (of enemy troops)
  19. A less religious form of exorcism that is done to remove spirits.
  20. Removing from a database any data that is incomplete, incorrect or corrupt. (Also known as Scrubbing)
  21. A less ritualized form of exorcism, where-in a dwelling or site is purified and malevolent influences are banished through prayers, spoken as the petitioner moves through the area.
  22. Purification through a ritual bath or through meditation to cleanse the psyche. Traditionally performed before every ritual.
  23. The act of removing any negative energy from an object or place by utilizing positive psychic energy.
  24. With regards to list management, cleansing refers to the process of removing or altering a name and/or address inside a list to update or correct it
  25. The natural cleansing process of releasing stuck emotional patterns.