exorcism

Definitions


[ˈɛksəsɪz(ə)m], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the expulsion or attempted expulsion of a supposed evil spirit from a person or place
(e.g: the rite of exorcism)


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Origin:
late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek exorkismos, from exorkizein ‘exorcize’




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