Cleanse
Cleanse verb - To free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially.
To wash
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Jamie's mother from Khaos Komix crosses it when she forces Jamie (who was at the time probably around 5/6) to wash himself in scalding hot water to cleanse himself for the crime of simple curiosity.
Source: Moral Event Horizon / Web Comics
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