exorcism
pronunciation
How to pronounce exorcism in British English:
UK [ˈeksɔ:sɪzəm]
How to pronounce exorcism in American English:
US [ˈeksɔrsɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- freeing from evil spirits
Word Origin
- exorcism (n.)
- early 15c., "a calling up or driving out of evil spirits," from Late Latin exorcismus, from Greek exorkismos "administration of an oath," in Ecclesiastical Greek, "exorcism," from exorkizein "exorcize, bind by oath," from ex "out of" (see ex-) + horkizein "cause to swear," from horkos "oath." Earlier in the same sense was exorcization (late 14c.).
Example
- 1. How do you know he 's cured after one exorcism ?
- 2. Look , it definitely is an exorcism , okay ?
- 3. They 're used in exorcism .
- 4. Without your little exorcism book ?
- 5. Did you perform an exorcism on him ?