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exorcism.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪ.zəm/UK/ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsɪ.zəm/US/ˈɛk.sɚˌsɪ.zəm/US
  1. The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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).

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