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/ˈklɛnθ/ · noun
(rare, nonstandard) The condition or state of being clean; cleanliness.
"Cleanth and fresh air — that's what I believe in. Throw open the doors and the windows. Let's have some fresh air in here."
The Victorians didn't place the highest of priorities on cleanth, and Kingsley played no small part in proselytizing the cause of cleanliness as being part of the godliness business.
'Purity' and 'pollution', the results of 'good' and 'bad' practice respectively, connote spiritual cleanliness and uncleanliness as well as literal 'cleanth' and filth.
Use cleanth when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cleanth means (rare, nonstandard) The condition or state of being clean; cleanliness.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Cleanth and fresh air — that's what I believe in. Throw open the doors and the windows. Let's have some fresh air in here."
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