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exorcism

noun
/ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪ.zəm/UK/ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsɪ.zəm/US

Etymology

From Old French exorciser, from Late Latin exorcizō, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō, “to ward off, to charge under oath, adjure”), from ἐξ (ex) + ὅρκος (hórkos).

  1. derived from ἐξορκίζω
  2. derived from exorcizō
  3. derived from exorciser

Definitions

  1. The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are…

    The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.

    • Master Hume, we are therefore prouided: / will her Ladyship behold and heare our Exorcismes?

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for exorcism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA