exorcism
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exorcism
- /ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪ.zəm/ UK
- /ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsɪ.zəm/ US
- /ˈɛk.sɚˌsɪ.zəm/ US
Where it 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).
noun exorcisms
- 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?
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noun ritual driving out of evil spirits
| Español | exorcismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 굿 gut, 구마 guma |
| 日本語 | 破魔 hama, 祓魔 futsuma, 悪魔払い, エクソシズム ekusoshizumu |
| 中文 | 驅魔 /驱魔 qūmó, 破魔 pòmó, 驅邪 /驱邪 qūxié |
| हिन्दी | हाज़िरात hāzirāt, अभिचार abhicār, दावत dāvat, भूतापसारण bhūtāpsāraṇ, भूतशुद्धि bhūtśuddhi, झाड़-फूँक jhāṛ-phū̃k |
| Português | exorcismo |
| Français | exorcisme |
| Deutsch | Exorzismus, Teufelsaustreibung, Teufelsbeschwörung, Geisteraustreibung |
| Italiano | esorcismo |
| Ελληνικά | εξορκισμός exorkismós |
| Română | exorcism |
| Русский | экзорци́зм ekzorcízm, изгна́ние нечи́стой си́лы izgnánije nečístoj síly |
| العربية | رُقْيَة ruqya |
| עברית | גירוש שדים |
Talk about this word "exorcism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exorcism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. exorcism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/exorcism "exorcism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/exorcism.Cite this
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title = {exorcism},
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