von Sünde reinwaschen
to absolve from sin
Türkçe: günahtan arındırmak
In a sentence
Der Priester wäscht den Gläubigen von aller Sünde rein.
How it is used
Means 'to absolve from sin.' Formal/religious register. Used in Christian contexts, e.g., 'Der Priester wäscht ihn von Sünde rein.' 'Reinwaschen' is separable; common mistake: forgetting to separate in present tense.
Other verbs that go with Sünde
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
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