purification vs cleansing

purification and cleansing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
purification	Yes	No	No	No
cleansing	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, cleansing is a hypernym of purification; that is, cleansing is a word with a broader meaning than purification:

Other hypernyms of purification include cleaning, cleanup.

purification (noun)	cleansing (noun)
the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities	the act of making something clean
the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing
a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

purification (adjective)	cleansing (adjective)
	acting like an antiseptic
	cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands