Cleanse
Cleanse verb - To free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially.
Strip
Strip verb - To remove clothing from.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The purpose of this, according to your follower Kormac, who went through the process himself, is to strip away everything that brought the initiate tainted joy, to cleanse and purify them of sin.
Source: A Taste of the Lash
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