9
purification(noun, refinement, cleanness, cleansing, washing)
7
wash(noun, verb, soak, shower, usually)
6
purgation(noun, refinement, cleanness, purification, distillation)
5
catharsis(noun, refinement, purification, distillation, freeing)
5
lavation(noun, cleanness, soaking, distillation, freeing)
5
cleaning(noun, shower, cleanness, soaking, sponge)
5
washing(noun, grace, refinement, shower, purge)
4
bath(noun, soak, shower, soaking, usually)
4
bathing(noun, refinement, soaking, distillation, freeing)
4
washup
3
baptism(noun, grace, refinement, introduction, purge)
3
decontamination(noun, refinement, cleansing, washing, sanitization)
3
gushing
3
laving(noun, grace, refinement, soak, soaking)
3
rinse
3
rinsing(noun, soaking, cleaning, bath)
3
shower(noun, soak, usually, sponge, soap)
3
sponge bath(expression, idiom)
2
cleansing(noun, release, refinement, soak, shower)
2
douche(noun, soak, usually, soap, immersion)
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