8
purgation(noun, religion, clean, refinement, cleanness)
7
purification(noun, religion, clean, refinement, cleanness)
5
catharsis(noun, refinement, purification, distillation, freeing)
5
purge(noun, refinement, purification, distillation, freeing)
4
baptism(noun, refinement, initiation, purification, distillation)
4
fasting
4
flagellation(noun, atonement)
3
ablution(noun, refinement, cleanness, purification, distillation)
3
cleaning
3
penance(noun, atonement)
3
sackcloth and ashes(expression, idiom, atonement)
2
absolution(noun, refinement, purification, distillation, freeing)
2
aspersion
2
atonement(noun, refinement, purification, distillation, freeing)
2
cleansing(refinement, distillation, freeing, washing, sanitization)
2
defecation(noun, cleanness)
2
depuration(noun, refinement, purification, distillation, freeing)
2
disinfection(noun, refinement, cleanness, purification, distillation)
2
forgiveness(noun, refinement, purification, distillation, freeing)
2
grace(noun, refinement, purification, distillation, freeing)
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