casting out demons
Expelling evil spirits
Casting out demons is the practice of expelling evil spirits from a person believed to be possessed, central to Christian exorcism traditions.
The phrase appears frequently in the Gospels, where Jesus performs such acts as signs of divine authority.
It remains part of some religious practices today: The preacher claimed the gift of casting out demons.
The expression sometimes appears sarcastically for any dramatic intervention against perceived evils.
- exorcismRitual to expel demons
- possessionState of owning
- evil spiritMalevolent supernatural being
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- evil spiritsMalevolent supernatural beings
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- GospelsJesus, gospels, Jesus Christ, apostles, Gospel of Mark
- Jesus' MinistryJesus, disciples, apostles, Peter, John
- Pentecostalismspeaking in tongues, glossolalia, tongues, Holy Spirit, holy spirit
- spiritual giftsgift of tongues, gift of healing, speaking in tongues, tongues, glossolalia
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Care for illness
psychiatric care · psychotherapy · clinical diagnosis · evidence-based medicine · hospitalization
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Veneration of evil spirits
devil worship · Satanism · black magic · black mass · cursing
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