Cleansing

Cleansing may refer to:


 * Ethnic cleansing, the systematic forced removal of ethnic or religious groups from a given territory by a more powerful ethnic group
 * Cleanliness, the abstract state of being clean and free from dirt, and the process of achieving and maintaining that state
 * Data cleansing, in data management, the detection and correction of corrupt or inaccurate records
 * Social cleansing, the elimination of "undesirable" social elements
 * Detoxification (alternative medicine) or body cleansing, is a disputed alternative medical practice
 * Colon cleansing, an alternative medicine involving the use of enemas and diets, often as part of detoxification
 * Cleansing (album), an album by Prong
 * "The Cleansing", a song by Overkill from the album The Killing Kind
 * Zachistka ("cleansing operation"), house-to-house operations mostly associated with the reinstatement of Russian rule in Chechnya