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exorcism

[ek-sawr-siz-uhm, -ser-] / ˈɛk sɔrˌsɪz əm, -sər- /
NOUN
expelling evil spirits
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But writing in Religion and Theology in 2022, authors Nicole M. Bauer and J. Andrew Doole marveled, "Exorcism is flourishing once again in the Roman Catholic Church today."

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2023

Described on its Twitter feed as "three pals in a band from Dryburgh", the group is planning to release a new album called Exorcism of Youth in August.

From BBC • May 11, 2023

Exorcism is the mission of these plays, a typically protracted dramatic ritual that entails the confrontation with old ghosts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2023

"These kinds of tragedies are almost always preventable," wrote Scott Derrickson, director of "The Exorcism of Emily Rose."

From Fox News • Oct. 22, 2021

Exorcism cannot alter the countenance of a house; Hill House would stay as it was until it was destroyed.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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