exorcism
21exorcism — noun the ritual act of driving out supposed evil spirits from persons, places or things who are possessed by them …
22exorcism — Synonyms and related words: cantrip, charm, conjuration, conjurement, curse, evil eye, evocation, exorcisation, exsufflation, glamour, hex, incantation, invocation, jinx, magic spell, malocchio, spell, wanga, weird, whammy …
23EXORCISM — conjuration by God or Christ or some holy name, of some evil spirit to come out of a person; it was performed on a heathen as an idolater, and eventually on a child as born in sin prior to baptism …
24exorcísm — s. n …
25exorcism — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Witchcraft] Syn. sorcery, conjuring, driving out; see magic 1 , 2 , removal 1 . 2. [A spell] Syn. charm, incantation, cabala; see magic 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. ceremony, purging, expulsion, removal, banishment,… …
26exorcism — ex|or|cis|m [ˈekso:sızəm US o:r ] n [U and C] 1.) a process during which someone tries to make an evil ↑spirit leave a place by saying special words, or a ceremony when this is done 2.) literary the process of making yourself forget a bad memory… …
27exorcism — ex·or·cism || eksÉ”ËsɪzÉ™m n. expulsion of an evil spirit, casting out of a demon …
28exorcism — n. 1. Exorcising. See the verb. 2. Spell, charm, incantation, exorcising formula …
29exorcism — noun (C, U) 1 a process during which someone forces evil spirits to leave a place or someone s body by using special words and ceremonies 2 the act of making yourself forget a bad memory or experience …
30exorcism — n 1.(usu. in reference to evil spirits) casting out, driving out, expulsion, deliverance from; exsufflation, disenchantment. 2. incantation, conjuration, invocation, counter charm, hocus pocus …