n. the ritual act of driving out supposed evil spirits from persons, places or things who are possessed by them.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of exorcising; the driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration; also, the form of conjuration used.
n. Conjuration for raising spirits.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act or process of expelling evil spirits by conjurations and religious or magical ceremonies; a conjuration or ceremony employed for this purpose.
n. The act of, or formula used in, raising the devil or other spirit.
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n. freeing from evil spirits
Word Usage
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