'Exorcism' definitions:
Definition of 'exorcism'
(from WordNet)
noun
Freeing from evil spirits [syn: exorcism, dispossession]
Definition of 'Exorcism'
From: GCIDE
- Exorcism \Ex"or*cism\ (-s[i^]z'm), n. [L. exorcismus, Gr. 'exorkizmo`s; cf. F. exorcisme.]
- 1. The act of exorcising; the driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration; also, the form of conjuration used. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Conjuration for raising spirits. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'exorcism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cantrip,
- charm,
- conjuration,
- conjurement,
- curse,
- evil eye,
- evocation,
- exorcisation,
- exsufflation,
- glamour,
- hex,
- incantation,
- invocation,
- jinx,
- magic spell,
- malocchio,
- spell,
- wanga,
- weird,
- whammy