Purging and Shrive

Purging

Purging noun - An act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements.

Shrive and purging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrive" instead a verb "Purging".

Nearby Words: purge, purged, purgation

Shrive

Shrive verb - Grant remission of a sin to.
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Synonyms for Shrive

Purging and shrive are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Purging" with "Shrive", this verbs are similar.
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