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View definitions for cleansing

cleansing

adjective as in cathartic

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noun as in ablution

noun as in bath

noun as in catharsis

noun as in distillation

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noun as in scrubbing

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noun as in wash

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Through dramatic costume and ritualistic dance, the performance channels Kali’s potent energy, invoking protection, justice, and spiritual cleansing.

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Rights groups have also expressed fears that there may be ethnic cleansing and genocide in Sudan.

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It also says Israeli actions appear to “meet the definition of ethnic cleansing”.

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The UN first imposed an arms embargo in Darfur in 2004, following allegations of ethnic cleansing against the region's non-Arabic population.

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After overtaking parts of the country via urban warfare, the group allegedly plans to remove "unwanted groups of people" from these areas by means of "ethnic cleansing".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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