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Pronunciation: [ˈɛksəsˌa͡ɪz] (IPA)

Exorcise is a term that describes the act of ridding someone or something of evil spirits or unwanted influences. There are a variety of synonyms that can be used in place of exorcize, including expel, banish, remove, chase away, purify, cleanse, deliver, release, and evict. Each of these words conveys the idea of removing negative energies or entities from a person or place. In some cases, they may also imply a sense of renewal or transformation. Regardless of the specific term used, the act of exorcising involves a spiritual or supernatural aspect that goes beyond everyday language and common experience.
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I know of a woman who went to a clergyman to have him exorcize her of the spirit of her dead sister, which she said appeared in the form of a bee.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
He had come to church that afternoon, with a promise to her that he would return to lead her to the funeral of her firstborn; for he felt, in his sore perplexed heart, full of indignation and dumb anger, as if he must go and hear something which should exorcize the unwonted longing for revenge that disturbed his grief, and made him conscious of that great blank of consolation which faithfulness produces.
"Sylvia's Lovers -- Complete"
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
My Father, in his tenderness, thought to exorcize the demon by prayer.
"Father and Son"
Edmund Gosse

Famous quotes with Exorcize

  • O all ye exorcizers come and exorcize now, and ye clergymen draw nigh and clerge, For I wish to be purged of an urge. It is an irksome urge, compounded of nettles and glue, And it is turning all my friends back into acquaintances, and all my acquaintances into people who look the other way when I heave into view.
    Ogden Nash

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