exorcise
- (transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
- (transitive) To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛk.sɔː.saɪz/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English exorcisen, exorzisen, from Medieval Latin exorcizō, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō, “to banish an evil spirit; bind by oath”), from ἐξ (ex) + ὅρκος (hórkos). Compare Old French exorciser.
esorcizzare
exorcizar
εξορκίζω
exorcizar
uitbannen
exorzieren
exorcitzar ξορκίζω
cinlerden kurtarmak
exorser egzorcyzmować
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