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exorcism

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for exorcism.

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Worse, his explanation of the exorcism of Maxwell's Demon is a turgid mess that makes no sense at all.

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Quick take

The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of exorcism gathered in one view.

noun

The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for exorcism.

noun

The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.

Example sentences

1

Worse, his explanation of the exorcism of Maxwell's Demon is a turgid mess that makes no sense at all.

2

Because make no mistake, nothing less is required for exorcism or homeopathy or astrology to work.

3

AI won't tell you the truth unless you make it do so with exorcism powers.

4

Would they have assumed he was possessed by a demon and tried an exorcism?

5

I for one want to preemptively warn my fellow Americans who are considering purchasing an exorcism to Buy American.

6

The exorcism of Maxwell's Demon was accomplished by Leon Brilloun, the physicist who patented the atomic bomb, in a paper published in 1951.

7

There's some selection bias, though, because the people who can't live without generics generally perform a flaming exorcism on the language before long.

8

Fly to Haiti and get a decent voodoo exorcism done.

9

Honestly whoever comes up with these decisions needs an exorcism.

10

The last time I just kept talking over him like a priest doing an exorcism and shoving my 2 weeks' at him.

11

If my 12-year-old painted that, I would call a priest for an exorcism.

12

Of course it's only a matter of time before people start turning to outsourced exorcists, now that the business has gone virtual, destroying the burgeoning US exorcism industry.

Quote examples

1

This reminds me of the "rebirthing" movement, sometimes used as demonic exorcism.

2

In the section "Exorcising Maxwell's Demon" in Chapter 4, he writes: "The full exorcism of the demon was not accomplished until recently.

3

You can also find equally anecdotal cases of people who “healed” migraine with exorcism, trephanation, and blunt-force trauma, but that doesn’t mean it’s caused by demons, swelling brains, or remaining conscious and alive.

4

The theory, however, is nonsense, and you could just as easily substitute "demons" and "exorcism" for "emotions" and psychotherapy" and get the same results.

Proper noun examples

1

Exorcism is being made by one of my co-workers, Katrina Owen, and eventually will probably be open-sourced.

2

'Demon Camp: A Soldier’s Exorcism' by Jennifer Percy 9.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use exorcism in a sentence?

Worse, his explanation of the exorcism of Maxwell's Demon is a turgid mess that makes no sense at all.

What does exorcism mean?

The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.

What part of speech is exorcism?

exorcism is commonly used as noun.