Cleanse vs Ritual - What's the difference?
cleanse | ritual |
To free from dirt; to clean, purify.
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To spiritually purify; to free from sin or guilt; to purge.
Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.
As a verb cleanse
is to free from dirt; to clean, purify.As a noun ritual is
ritual, rite.cleanse
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Verb
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Anagrams
* * * *ritual
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Alternative forms
* rituall (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- They performed the ritual lighting of the candles.