cleanse from sin
1cleanse — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To remove dirt from the surface] Syn. bathe, clean, wash, scrub; see clean . 2. [To remove impurities from within] Syn. refine, disinfect, purge; see clean , purify . 3. [To free from sin or its effects] Syn. absolve, purge …
2cleanse — verb /klɛnz/ a) To free from dirt; to clean, purify. b) To spiritually purify; to free from sin or guilt; to purge …
3cleanse — v. a. 1. Purify, clean, make clean, free from dirt. 2. Purify, free from sin, make righteous. 3. Remove, purge away …
4cleanse — v.tr. 1 usu. formal. make clean. 2 (often foll. by of) purify from sin or guilt. 3 archaic cure (a leper etc.). Phrases and idioms: cleansing cream cream for removing unwanted matter from the face, hands, etc. cleansing department Brit. a local… …
5Cleanse — (kl[e^]nz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleansed} (kl[e^]nzd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cleansing}.] [AS. cl[=ae]nsian, fr. cl[=ae]ne clean. See {Clean}.] To render clean; to free from fith, pollution, infection, guilt, etc.; to clean. [1913 Webster] If we walk …
6Sin-eater — The term sin eater refers to a person who, through ritual means, would take on by means of food and drink the sins of a deceased person, thus absolving his or her soul and allowing that person to rest in peace. In the study of folklore sin eating …
7cleanse — cleansable, adj. /klenz/, v., cleansed, cleansing. v.t. 1. to make clean. 2. to remove by or as if by cleaning: to cleanse sin from the soul. v.i. 3. to become clean. [bef. 900; ME clensen, OE claensian, equiv. to claene CLEAN + si v. suffix + an …
8cleanse — [[t]klɛnz[/t]] v. cleansed, cleans•ing 1) to make clean 2) to remove by or as if by cleaning: to cleanse sin from the soul[/ex] 3) cvb to practice ethnic cleansing on; purge 4) to become clean • Etymology: bef. 900; ME clensen, OE clǣnsian <… …
9Pope Agrippinus of Alexandria — served as Patriarch of Alexandria (head of the church that became the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Greek Church of Alexandria) between 167 and 178.Bishop of Carthage at the close of the second and beginning of the third century. During his… …
10Agrippinus — • Bishop of Carthage at the close of the second and beginning of the third century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Agrippinus Agrippinus …
