exorcise

exorcise

to expel an evil spirit

Not to be confused with:

exercise – physical, mental, or spiritual activity

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ex·or·cise

 (ĕk′sôr-sīz′, -sər-)

tr.v. ex·or·cised, ex·or·cis·ing, ex·or·cis·es

1.

a. To expel (an evil spirit), as by incantation, command, or prayer.

b. To eliminate or suppress (a malign influence or negative feeling, for example): "the man most Americans now loved to like as they exorcised the defeatist spirit of the 1960s" (Gil Troy).

2. To free from or rid of an evil spirit, malign influence, or other harmful factor: "Kaiser Wilhelm II's puritanical wife ... sent her personal chaplain to exorcise the palace rooms Leopold had been staying in" (Adam Hochschild).

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[Middle English exorcisen, from Late Latin exorcizāre, from Greek exorkizein : ex-, out of; see exo- + horkizein, to make one swear (from horkos, oath).]

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ex′or·cis′er n.

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ex•or•cise

or ex•or•cize

(ˈɛk sɔrˌsaɪz, -sər-)

v.t. -cised, -cis•ing or -cized, -ciz•ing.

1. to seek to expel (an evil spirit) by religious or solemn ceremonies.

2. to free of evil spirits or malignant influences.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin exorcizāre < Greek exorkízein=ex- ex-³ + horkízein to administer an oath]

ex′or•cis`er, n.

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exorcise

Past participle: exorcised
Gerund: exorcising

Imperative

exorcise

exorcise

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

exorcise - expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits" exorcize organized religion, religion, faith - an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" eject, turf out, boot out, chuck out, exclude, turn out - put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"

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exorcise

exorcize

verb

1. drive out, expel, cast out, adjure He tried to exorcise the pain of his childhood trauma.

2. purify, free, cleanse They came to our house and exorcized me.

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Translations

يَطْرُد الأرواح الشِّرّيرَه

Geister bannen

εξορκίζω

exorciser

reka út/særa burt illa anda

esorcizzare

izdzīt ļaunos garus

drive utforeta djevleutdrivelse

заговорить

驱除

exorcise

[ˈeksɔːsaɪz] VT [+ person, evil spirit] → exorcizar

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exorcise

exorcize [ˈɛksɔːsaɪz] vt → esorcizzare

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exorcize,

exorcise

(ˈeksoːsӕiz) verb

to drive away (an evil spirit); to rid (a house etc) of an evil spirit. duiwelbanning يَطْرُد الأرواح الشِّرّيرَه освобождавам exorcizar vymítat Geister bannen uddrive εξορκίζωexorcizar kurja vaimu välja ajama, lausuma جن گیری کردن manata exorciser לְגָרֵש שֶׁדִים भूत भगाना istjerivati vraga kiűz mengusir roh jahat reka út/særa burt illa anda esorcizzare 魔よけをする (마귀를) 쫓아버리다 išvaryti piktąsias dvasias izdzīt ļaunos garus mengusir roh jahat uitbannendrive ut, foreta djevleutdrivelse wypędzać (diabła) دارواحو او پيريانو دشړنې اوجكونې عمل exorcizar a exorciza изгонять злых духов vyháňať izganjati duhove isterati driva ut ขับไล่ผี kovmak 驅邪，驅魔 заклинати; виганяти духів ردّ بلا کرنا ، بھوت اتارنا xua đuổi 驱除（妖魔等）

ˈexorcism noun

(an) act of exorcizing. duiwelbeswering, uitdrywing تَعْويذه لِطَرْد الأرواح الشِّرّيرَه екзорсизъм exorcismo zaříkání die Geisterbeschwörung eksorcisme; djævleuddrivelse εξορκισμός exorcismo eksortsism, lausumine جن گیری manaus exorcisme גֵירוּש שֵׁדִים भूतापसारण करना egzorcizam, istjerivanje ördögűzés pengusiran roh (anda)særing esorcismo 魔よけ 마귀를 쫓아냄 piktųjų dvasių varymas ļauno garu izdzīšana pengusiran roh uitbanningdjevleutdrivelse, eksorsisme egzorcyzmy دارواحو او پيريانو دشړنې اوجكونې عمل exorcismo exor­cism изгнание злых духов zariekanie izganjanje hudobnih duhov isterivanje đavola exorcism, andebesvärjelse การไล่ผี kötü ruhları kovma 驅邪，驅魔 заклинання; вигнання духів دفع بلا کا عمل xua đuổi tà ma 驱邪，驱魔

ˈexorcist noun

a person who exorcizes. duiwelbanner طارِد الأرواح الشِّرّيرَه екзорсист exorcista vymítač ďábla der Geisterbeschwörer eksorcist; djævleuddriver εξορκιστής exorcista eksortsist, lausuja جن گیر manaaja exorciste מְגָרֵש שֵׁדִים भूतापसारक egzorcist, istjerivač vraga ördögűző pengusir roh særingamaður esorcista 魔よけ祈とう師 마귀를 물리는 기도사 piktųjų dvasių varytojas ļauno garu izdzinējs pengusir roh geestenbezweerderdjevleutdriver, eksorsist egzorcysta پريانو جګوونكى، كوډګر exorcista exor­cist заклинатель exorcista izganjalec hudiča isterivač đavola exorcist, andebesvärjare หมอผี kötü ruhları kovan kimse 驅魔師 екзорцист عامل ارواح thầy phù thuỷ 驱魔师

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