exorcism

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪ.zəm/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsɪ.zəm/, /ˈɛk.sɚˌsɪ.zəm/ === Noun === exorcism (countable and uncountable, plural exorcisms) The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== exorcise exorcist exorcistical exorcistic adorcism ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “exorcism”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French exorcisme. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ek.sorˈt͡ʃism/ === Noun === exorcism n (uncountable) exorcism ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “exorcism”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026