লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।
এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।
cleansing
This term operates across three distinct registers: the mundane, the spiritual, and the political. In a cosmetic or hygienic context, it refers to the physical removal of impurities and is typically neutral or positive. When used in a spiritual sense, it carries a connotation of renewal and moral purification, often associated with rituals or psychological release.
In a geopolitical context, the term "ethnic cleansing" is a highly charged, negative expression. In this specific collocation, the word "cleansing" becomes a chilling euphemism for forced displacement and mass violence, stripping the word of its positive associations with purity and replacing them with connotations of systemic brutality.
Meanings
The act or process of making something clean, especially by removing dirt, impurities, or contaminants.
The act of purifying someone or something from sin, guilt, or moral corruption, often through a ritual or spiritual process.
Examples
The priest performed a ritual cleansing of the temple.
Proper skin cleansing prevents breakouts during the summer.
The detective found evidence of a forced ethnic cleansing.
The regime was accused of systematic ethnic cleansing in the valley.
We must implement a thorough cleansing of our outdated data.