Cleansing
['klenzɪŋ] or ['klɛnzɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cleanse
Inputed by Gerard
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Purification, purifying.
a. Purifying, purgative, abstergent, cathartic.
Editor: Vanessa
Examples
- With the idea of uncleanness would come ideas of cleansing and of removing a curse. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- While soap is, generally speaking, the best cleansing agent, there are occasions when other substances can be used to better advantage. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But for their usefulness in partially cleansing these terrible streets, they would not be tolerated long. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- As a cleansing agent it is valueless. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Who had begun the cleansing of the marble, and who had left it unfinished? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I saw her kiss the white cross, then kneel down before the inscription, and apply her wet cloth to the cleansing of it. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- No bracing critical atmosphere plays about his mind: there are no cleansing doubts and fruitful alternatives. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Below the eight-inch magnets the dust is blown out of the particles mechanically, and they then go to the four-inch magnets for final cleansing and separation. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It may have been merely a cleansing of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth from theological and ceremonial accretions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Is the _actual cleansing liquid_, and consists of 4 parts of liquid ammonia and 3 of alcohol diluted with water. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Cleansing the teeth consists in removing every particle of foreign matter from around the teeth and gums. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Men were becoming aware that personally they needed protection and direction, cleansing from impurity, power beyond their own strength. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The work of cleansing the monument had been left unfinished, and the person by whom it had been begun might return to complete it. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The partial cleansing of the monument had evidently been accomplished by a strange hand. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Frequent cleansing or renewal of the filter removes this difficulty. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Editor: Lucia