clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins
purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins
If you cleanse your skin or a wound, you clean it. Catherine demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face. cleansing lotions
To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it. Straight after your last cigarette your body will begin to cleanse itself of tobacco toxins Confession cleanses the soul
purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"