Definitions for cleansing
cleans·ing

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1. cleaning, cleansing, cleanupadjective

   the act of making something clean

   "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

2. ablutionary, cleansingadjective

   cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands

   "ablutionary rituals"

3. cleansing, purifyingadjective

   acting like an antiseptic

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1. cleansingnoun

   The process of removing dirt, toxins etc.

   Regular skin cleansing may help to prevent acne.

2. cleansingadjective

   One that cleanses.

   Apply the cleansing cream to your skin.

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1. Cleansing

   of Cleanse

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1. Cleansing

   Cleansing is the fourth album by the American heavy metal band Prong. It was produced by Terry Date, whereas all of Prong's previous albums had been produced by Mark Dodson. It includes ex-Killing Joke members Paul Raven on bass guitar and John Bechdel on keyboards/programming. Cleansing was Prong's only moderate commercial success. It was reissued in 2008 as a digipack version. The music video to "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" was featured on an episode of Beavis and Butt-head. Dry Kill Logic covered it on their Rot EP, which was only available from Roadrunner Records metal radio mail list. Demon Hunter also covered "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" on their album, The Triptych. Six Feet Under covered this song on their third cover album Graveyard Classics 3. The professional wrestler Justin Credible used the track as his entrance theme in Extreme Championship Wrestling and when performing in the independent promotions. To promote the album, Prong embarked on the Cleansing Tour which included opening acts Clutch and Drown. They also toured with Sepultura and Pantera as an opener for their Chaos A.D. and Far Beyond Driven tours.

Anagrams for cleansing »

1. cleanings

2. enscaling

How to pronounce cleansing?

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How to say cleansing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cleansing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cleansing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of cleansing in a Sentence

1. Football Association president Kuniya Daini:

   Even within FIFA there is a sense of impending crisis. There were suspicions before but no measures were taken and no self-cleansing functioned either, (Blatter) is the top figure in the world of soccer so in that sense he is responsible (for allegations).

2. Lindsey Graham:

   We are witnessing ethnic cleansing in Syria by Turkey, the destruction of a reliable ally in the Kurds, and the reemergence of ISIS (Islamic State).

3. Suu Kyi:

   I think there is a lot of hostility there -- it is Muslims killing Muslims as well, if they think they are cooperating with the authorities, it is not just a matter of ethnic cleansing, as you put it -- it is a matter of people on different sides of the divide, and this divide we are trying to close up.

4. Nina Rawlings:

   I had a feeling, too, because she wasn't drinking and she was like' cleansing,' and so when she announced I was like, ‘ I knew it. ’.

5. Randy Credico:

   When they put this out and they used my name and my letter, they're basically trying to rationalize the cleansing, the purging of the Justice Department and the judiciary. This is very dangerous. That's a cynical move on their part.

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