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EXORCISM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Freeing from evil spirits

Synonyms:

dispossession; exorcism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("exorcism" is a kind of...):

supernaturalism (a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding)

Meronyms (parts of "exorcism"):

evocation; summoning (calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations)

Derivation:

exorcist (someone who practices exorcism)

exorcize (expel through adjuration or prayers)

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