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: Demons
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exorcism

A ritual performed to expel an evil spirit.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.exorcism - freeing from evil spiritsexorcism - freeing from evil spirits    
supernaturalism - a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding
summoning, evocation - calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
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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

exorcism

[ˈeksɔːsɪzəm] Nexorcismo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

exorcism

[ˈɛksɔːrsɪzəm] n [evil spirit] → exorcisme m
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exorcism

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

exorcism

[ˈɛksɔːsɪzm] nesorcismo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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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References in classic literature ?
He fumbled for his pitch- pipe, and arose with a confused intention of attempting a musical exorcism.
It was in his mind to repeat over the exorcism proper to such attacks; but the two burst out a-laughing at his scared face, and turning on to their heads once more, clapped their heels in derision.
Chloroform, applied in the capacity of an exorcism, was entirely new to Sir Patrick.
Meanwhile the procurator had exclaimed: "If the demon which possesses this goat, and which has resisted all exorcisms, persists in its deeds of witchcraft, if it alarms the court with them, we warn it that we shall be forced to put in requisition against it the gallows or the stake.
The words shall scarce have left thy lips, ere thou wilt either be an hundred feet under ground, in the dungeon of the Preceptory, to abide trial as a recreant knight; or, if his opinion holds concerning thy possession, thou wilt be enjoying straw, darkness, and chains, in some distant convent cell, stunned with exorcisms, and drenched with holy water, to expel the foul fiend which hath obtained dominion over thee.
In proportion as they redoubled the exorcisms he redoubled the temptations; so that day and night the bell was ringing full swing, announcing the extreme desire for mortification which the penitent experienced.
'Huneefa she makes them for two rupees twelve annas with - oh, all sorts of exorcisms. They are quite common, except they are partially black enamel, and there is a paper inside each one full of names of local saints and such things.
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