Meaning of CLEANSING

Pronunciation:			kl'enzing
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" [adj]  acting like an antiseptic [adj]  cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; "ablutionary rituals"
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	Synonyms:		ablutionary, antiseptic, cleaning, cleanup, purifying
	See Also:		ablution, bathing, depilation, disinfestation, dry cleaning, epilation, improvement, purge, purging, purification, sanitation, sanitisation, sanitization, scouring, scrub, scrubbing, spring-cleaning, sterilisation, sterilization, sweeping, washup
Thesaurus Terms
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