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319553096ablutionnoun, a washing or cleansing of the body, usually about any ritualized cleaning
319553097immaculateadj, not blemished, impeccably clean, flawless
319553098purgeverb, to cleanse or purify, to get rid of impurities
319553099expurgateverb, to remove erroneous obscene or otherwise objectionable material from a book or other piece of writing before publication
319553100bowlderizeverb, literary cleansing, to cleanse a manuscript of what is deemed offensive material or to shorten it so as to skew the content in a certain way.
319553101unadulteratedadj, pure, not diluted with irrelevant or unnecessary material.
319553102fumigateto employ smoke in order to disinfect or exterminate
319553103hygienicadj, sanitary or sufficiently clean to promote or preserve health
319553104pristineadj, clean and pure, free from dirt or decay. Original or uncorrupted
319553105winnowverb, to rid of undesirable parts or to separate the good from the bad.
319553106apotheosisnoun, glorification, giving god-like stature to
319553107apostatenoun, someone who has abandoned either religious faith or political party or cause
319553108hereticnoun, a person who holds controversial options
319621540theocracynoun, a government ruled by religious authority
319621541numinousadj, having a supernatural presence or spiritually elevated.
319621542ecumenicaladj, universal, or worldwide scope
319621543redemptionnoun, salvation from sin through the sacrifice of jesus, to rescue or save, deliverance upon payment of a ransom
319621544sanctimoniousadj, pretending to be sacred, excessively righteous
319621545transcendentadj, lying beyond the normal range of perception, not part of the material universe.
319621546ecclesiasticaladj, of or relating to a church or appropriate for use in a church
319621547pantheonnoun, an ancient and beautiful circular building that went from a temple to a church in rome, or a general term for a group of people regarded as most important in a certain field or era.
319621548sacrilegiousadj, behavior that is disrespectful toward things many consider sacred, literally or figuratively.
319621549canonnoun, church law or codes established by a church council, usually used metaphorically
319621550laitynoun, people who are not members of the clergy or not part of some specialized group
319621551credonoun, a formal statement of beliefs
319621552messianicadj, a zealous or over zealous belief in a cause or a leader
319621553incarnationnoun, a fleshly version of the divine
319621554venialadj, a minor sin, easily forgivable, unfortunate but not terribly offensive
319621555conclavenoun, a meeting of the cardinals of the church to select a new pope, or any highly secret meeting
319621556hagiographynoun, life of a saint, a biographical account so uncritical it makes the subject sound too good to be human

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