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exorcise

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛk.sɔː.saɪz/Part of speech verbSorted ceeiorsxStarts with EEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. expel through adjuration or prayers

Word origin

From Middle English exorcisen, exorzisen, from Medieval Latin exorcizō, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō, “to banish an evil spirit; bind by oath”), from ἐξ (ex) + ὅρκος (hórkos). Compare Old French exorciser.

Used in a sentence

  • The priest attempted to exorcise the evil spirit from the house.
  • The ritual was performed to exorcise the demons from the village.
  • They hired a specialist to exorcise the haunted object.

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