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ex⋅or⋅cism

  [ek-sawr-siz-uhm, -ser-]
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–noun
1. the act or process of exorcising.
2. the ceremony or the formula used in exorcising: An elaborate exorcism was pronounced over the sick man.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME exorcisme (< OF) < ML < Gk exorkismós administration of an oath. See exorcise, -ism

Related forms:
ex⋅or⋅cis⋅mal  [ek-sawr-siz-muhl, ‑ser] , ex⋅or⋅ci⋅so⋅ry  [ek-sawr-sahy-zuh-ree, ‑ser] , ex⋅or⋅cis⋅ti⋅cal, ex⋅or⋅cis⋅tic, adjective
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Bob is an expert on exorcism, the supernatural, and spiritual warfare
www.boblarson.org
ex·or·cism   (ěk'sôr-sĭz'əm, -sər-)   
n.  

  1. The act, practice, or ceremony of exorcising.

  2. A formula used in exorcising.

ex'or·cist n.
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Word Origin & History

exorcism 
14c., from L.L. exorcismus, from Gk. exorkizein "exorcize, bind by oath," from ex- "out of" + horkizein "cause to swear," from horkos "oath." Exorcist, with a sense of "one who drives out evil spirits," first recorded in Eng. 1382.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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