exorcised
Drove out spirits
Exorcised is the past tense of exorcise, meaning to drive out an evil spirit through ritual or prayer: The priest exorcised the demon from the possessed girl.
More broadly, to exorcise something is to rid yourself of it completely—a painful memory, a bad habit, lingering doubt: She finally exorcised the ghosts of her failed marriage.
Officially removed or banished
- cast outForcibly remove or expel
- driven outForced to depart
- removedTaken from position
- dispelledDrove off completely
ejected · ousted · purged · eliminated · eradicated · rooted out · extracted · excised
Malevolent supernatural being
- possessionState of owning
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- evilProfound moral wickedness
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
devil · spirit · entity · apparition · curse · hex · jinx · malevolence
One who performs sacraments
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
- prayerAddress to deity
- crossPass from side to side
bible · rite · chanting · altar · sacrament · deliverance · blessing · invocation
Released from confinement
- releasedSet free from confinement
- deliveredBrought to recipient
- relievedNo longer anxious
- unburdenedFreed from a load
purged · cleansed · purified · saved · redeemed · disenthralled · unshackled · emancipated
expelled
Officially removed or banished
- cast outForcibly remove or expel
- driven outForced to depart
- removedTaken from position
dispelled · ejected · ousted · purged · eliminated · eradicated · rooted out · extracted · excised · vanquished
demon
Malevolent supernatural being
- possessionState of owning
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- evilProfound moral wickedness
poltergeist · devil · spirit · entity · apparition · curse · hex · jinx · malevolence · darkness
priest
One who performs sacraments
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
- prayerAddress to deity
cross · bible · rite · chanting · altar · sacrament · deliverance · blessing · invocation · liturgy
freed
Released from confinement
unburdened · purged · cleansed · purified · saved · redeemed · disenthralled · unshackled · emancipated · disencumbered
exorcisedpossessed
Had or was inhabited
unexorcised · inhabited · haunted · infested · demonized
exorcisedharbored
Gave protective concealment
retained · held onto · suppressed · internalized · nursed
- The ExorcistSeminal possession horror film
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