English-Thai Dictionary

exorcism

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXORCISM

n.[L. exorcismus.] The expulsion of evil spirits from persons or places by certain adjurations and ceremonies. Exorcism was common among the Jews, and still makes a part of the superstitions of some churches.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXORCISM

Ex "or *cism, n. Etym: [L. exorcismus, Gr. ; cf. F. exorcisme. ]

 

1. The act of exorcising; the driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration; also, the form of conjuration used.

 

2. Conjuration for raising spirits. [R.] Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

exorcism

ex or cism |ˈeksôrˌsizəm, ˈeksər -ˈɛkˌsɔrˌsɪzəm | ▶noun the expulsion or attempted expulsion of an evil spirit from a person or place. DERIVATIVES ex or cist noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek exorkismos, from exorkizein ‘exorcize. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

exorcism

ex ¦or |cism |ˈɛksɔːsɪzəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the expulsion or attempted expulsion of a supposed evil spirit from a person or place. DERIVATIVES exorcist noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek exorkismos, from exorkizein ‘exorcize ’.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

exorcism

exorcism noun 1 the exorcism of evil spirits: driving out, casting out, expulsion; rare insufflation. 2 returning to the scene of the crime would be a kind of exorcism for them both: catharsis, cleansing, purification, purgation, release, deliverance; rare lustration.

 

French Dictionary

exorcisme

exorcisme n. m. nom masculin Cérémonie au cours de laquelle on exorcise.

 

Spanish Dictionary

exorcismo

exorcismo nombre masculino Conjunto de fórmulas y de ritos que se practican para expulsar un espíritu maligno, especialmente el demonio, del cuerpo de una persona, de un lugar, etc. :rituales de exorcismo; antiguamente se practicaban exorcismos a muchas personas que se creían endemoniadas .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

exorcism

ex or cism /éksɔː r sɪ̀z (ə )m /名詞 U 悪魔払い, 厄払い ; C 悪魔払いの儀式 [祈禱 （きとう ）].