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