exorcism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun freeing from evil spirits

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).

In classic literature

Synonyms

dispossession

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