To remove (something seen as unpleasant) from a person, place, or thing.
To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
To spiritually purify; to free from guilt or sin; to purge.
An act of cleansing; a purification.
To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit.
To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.