2512 katharismos {kath-ar-is-mos'}
from 2511; TDNT - 3:429,381; n m
AV - cleansing 2, purifying 2, be purged 1, purge + 4060 1,
purification 1; 7
1) a cleansing, purification, a ritual purgation or washing
1a) of the washing of the Jews before and after their meals
1b) of levitical purification of women after childbirth
1c) a cleansing from the guilt of sins wrought by the expiatory
sacrifice of Christ