exorcism
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ex·or·cism
(ĕk′sôr-sĭz′əm, -sər-)n.
1. The act, practice, or ceremony of exorcising.
2. A formula used in exorcising.
ex′or·cist n.
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ex•or•cism
(ˈɛk sɔrˌsɪz əm, -sər-)n.
1. the act or process of exorcising.
2. the ceremony or the formula used in exorcising.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Old French) < Medieval Latin < Greek]
ex`or•cis′mal (-məl) ex′or•ci`so•ry (-ˌsaɪ zə ri) ex`or•cis′ti•cal, ex`or•cis′tic,
ex′or•cist, n.
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exorcism
1. the ceremony that seeks to expel an evil spirit from a person or place.
2. the act or process of exorcising. — exorcist, n. — exorcismal, exorcisory, exorcistic, exorcistical, adj.
See also: Demons2. the act or process of exorcising. — exorcist, n. — exorcismal, exorcisory, exorcistic, exorcistical, adj.
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exorcism
A ritual performed to expel an evil spirit.
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Noun | 1. | exorcism - freeing from evil spirits supernaturalism - a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding |
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exorcism
noun driving out, cleansing, expulsion, purification, deliverance, casting out, adjuration The priest performed a rite of exorcism.
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Translations
تَعْويذه لِطَرْد الأرواح الشِّرّيرَه
djævleuddrivelseeksorcisme
egzorcizam
ördögűzés
særing
zariekanie
kötü ruhları kovma
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exorcism
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exorcize,
exorcise
(ˈeksoːsӕiz) verb to drive away (an evil spirit); to rid (a house etc) of an evil spirit.
ˈexorcism noun (an) act of exorcizing.
ˈexorcist noun a person who exorcizes.
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