Cleansing

//ˈklɛn.zɪŋ//

Synonyms for "cleansing" (100 found)

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Translations

26 translations across 12 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • καθαρισμός noun (the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.)

Finnish

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  • puhdistava adj (that cleanses)

French

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  • détergent adj (that cleanses)
  • détersif adj (that cleanses)

Gothic

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  • 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 noun (the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.)

Greek

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  • απορρυπαντικός adj (that cleanses)
  • καθαριστικός adj (that cleanses)

Irish

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  • glantach adj (that cleanses)

Italian

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  • detergente adj (that cleanses)
  • pulitore adj (that cleanses)
  • pulizia noun (the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.)

Portuguese

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  • detergente adj (that cleanses)

Romanian

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  • detergent adj (that cleanses)

Russian

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  • очищающий adj (that cleanses)
  • очище́ние noun (the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.)
  • чи́стка noun (the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.)

Spanish

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  • abstersión noun (the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.)
  • acendramiento noun (the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.)
  • aquilatamiento noun (the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.)
  • depuración noun (the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.)

Swedish

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  • renande adj (that cleanses)
  • rengörande adj (that cleanses)
  • rengöring noun (the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.)
  • rening noun (the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The LDP needs a spiritual cleansing.

Source: tatoeba (264846)

Ethnic cleansing is regarded as a crime against humanity.

Source: tatoeba (6961951)

There is a difference between genocide and ethnic cleansing.

Source: tatoeba (6963844)

What's happening in East Jerusalem is ethnic cleansing.

Source: tatoeba (10026031)

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