Overview of noun cleansing

The noun cleansing has 1 sense

• cleaning, cleansing, cleanup -- (the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning")

Overview of verb cleanse

The verb cleanse has 2 senses

• cleanse, clean -- (clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner")


• cleanse -- (purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins; "Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins")

Overview of adj cleansing

The adj cleansing has 2 senses

• ablutionary, cleansing -- (cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands; "ablutionary rituals")


• cleansing, purifying -- (acting like an antiseptic)