exorcism

[ ek-sawr-siz-uhm, -ser- ]

/ ˈɛk sɔrˌsɪz əm, -sər- /

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noun

the act or process of exorcising.

the ceremony or the formula used in exorcising: An elaborate exorcism was pronounced over the sick man.

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Origin of exorcism

1350–1400; Middle English exorcisme (<Old French ) <Medieval Latin <Greek exorkismós administration of an oath. See exorcise, -ism

ex·or·cis·mal

[ek-sawr-siz-muhl, ‐ser], /ˌɛk sɔrˈsɪz məl, ‐sər/, ex·or·ci·so·ry

[ek-sawr-sahy-zuh-ree, ‐ser], /ˈɛk sɔrˈsaɪ zə ri, ‐sər/, ex·or·cis·ti·cal, ex·or·cis·tic, adjective

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Are the miseries of continued possession less horrible than the struggles of the tremendous exorcism?
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Hence men have turned ever toward prayers, exorcism, and expiation, especially when exhorted thereto by the priests.
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He fumbled for his pitch-pipe, and arose with a confused intention of attempting a musical exorcism.
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In her case, the man beside her was her husband, to whose exorcism of her love from his life her heart had never assented.
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