besom vs cleanse

besom

noun
  • Any cleansing or purifying agent. 

  • A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft. 

  • A troublesome woman. 

cleanse

noun
  • An act of cleansing; a purification. 

verb
  • To free from dirt; to clean, to purify. 

  • To spiritually purify; to free from guilt or sin; to purge. 

  • To remove (something seen as unpleasant) from a person, place, or thing. 

How often have the words besom and cleanse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )