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exorcise
exorciseto expel an evil spirit Not to be confused with:exercise – physical, mental, or spiritual activityex·or·cise E0280100 (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). [Middle English exorcisen, from Late Latin exorcizāre, from Greek exorkizein : ex-, out of; see exo- + horkizein, to make one swear (from horkos, oath).] ex′or·cis′er n.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. exorcise Past participle: exorcised Gerund: exorcising
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exorcise | exorcise |
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I exorcise | you exorcise | he/she/it exorcises | we exorcise | you exorcise | they exorcise |
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I exorcised | you exorcised | he/she/it exorcised | we exorcised | you exorcised | they exorcised |
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I am exorcising | you are exorcising | he/she/it is exorcising | we are exorcising | you are exorcising | they are exorcising |
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I have exorcised | you have exorcised | he/she/it has exorcised | we have exorcised | you have exorcised | they have exorcised |
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I was exorcising | you were exorcising | he/she/it was exorcising | we were exorcising | you were exorcising | they were exorcising |
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I had exorcised | you had exorcised | he/she/it had exorcised | we had exorcised | you had exorcised | they had exorcised |
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I will exorcise | you will exorcise | he/she/it will exorcise | we will exorcise | you will exorcise | they will exorcise |
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I will have exorcised | you will have exorcised | he/she/it will have exorcised | we will have exorcised | you will have exorcised | they will have exorcised |
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I will be exorcising | you will be exorcising | he/she/it will be exorcising | we will be exorcising | you will be exorcising | they will be exorcising |
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I have been exorcising | you have been exorcising | he/she/it has been exorcising | we have been exorcising | you have been exorcising | they have been exorcising |
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I will have been exorcising | you will have been exorcising | he/she/it will have been exorcising | we will have been exorcising | you will have been exorcising | they will have been exorcising |
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I had been exorcising | you had been exorcising | he/she/it had been exorcising | we had been exorcising | you had been exorcising | they had been exorcising |
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I would exorcise | you would exorcise | he/she/it would exorcise | we would exorcise | you would exorcise | they would exorcise |
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I would have exorcised | you would have exorcised | he/she/it would have exorcised | we would have exorcised | you would have exorcised | they would have exorcised | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | exorcise - expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits"exorcizeorganized 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" |
exorcise exorcizeverb1. 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.Translationsexorcize, exorcise (ˈeksoːsӕiz) verb to drive away (an evil spirit); to rid (a house etc) of an evil spirit. 驅邪,驅魔 驱除(妖魔等) ˈexorcism noun (an) act of exorcizing. 驅邪,驅魔 驱邪,驱魔 ˈexorcist noun a person who exorcizes. 驅魔師 驱魔师exorcise
exorcise (something) out of (one)To force an evil spirit out of someone, as through spells or incantations. There are some who believe that it's possible to exorcise demons out of people.See also: exorcise, of, outexorcise something out of someone and exorcise something outto remove or cast out evil from someone. We saw a movie about a priest who exorcised a demon out of a young girl.See also: exorcise, of, outEncyclopediaSeeexorcismexorcise
Synonyms for exorciseverb drive outSynonyms- drive out
- expel
- cast out
- adjure
verb purifySynonymsSynonyms for exorciseverb expel through adjuration or prayersSynonymsRelated Words- organized religion
- religion
- faith
- eject
- turf out
- boot out
- chuck out
- exclude
- turn out
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