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exorcism

exor·cism

UK/ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪ.zəm/ US/ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsɪ.zəm/ uncommon

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From Old French exorciser, from Late Latin exorcizō, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζω (exorkízō, “to ward off, to charge under oath, adjure”), from ἐξ (ex) + ὅρκος (hórkos).

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