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exorcism

[ek-sawr-siz-uhm, -ser-] / ˈɛk sɔrˌsɪz əm, -sər- /
NOUN
expelling evil spirits
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Jim Dolan, less than 24 hours after the New York Knicks’ championship exorcism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Rossetti, a licensed psychologist and unusually prolific exorcist, has “led hundreds of exorcism and deliverance sessions,” according to the website of his exorcism-focused nonprofit organization.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

"Everything just poured out when writing, like an exorcism – I don't know what follows an exorcism but it's got to be better than what was there before."

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Or is Theophilus acting in actual bad faith, so convinced by his preferred mythology that he’s unworried about any harm the rites of exorcism inflict on Emma?

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025

At some point in the night, Miss Wren’s gentle massage had turned into something resembling an interspecies pro-wrestling match crossed with an exorcism.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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