Definition of EXORCISM

exorcism

Meanings

Plural: exorcisms

Noun

  • freeing from evil spirits
  • The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.

Origin / 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).

Synonyms

dispossession

Scrabble Score: 19

exorcism is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
exorcism is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exorcism is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

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