cleanse vs sanctify

cleanse

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

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

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

noun
  • An act of cleansing; a purification. 

sanctify

verb
  • To free from sin; to purify. 

  • To endorse with religious sanction. 

  • To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice. 

  • To make holy; to consecrate; to set aside for sacred or ceremonial use. 

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