exorcising
Driving out demons
Exorcising is driving out evil spirits or demons through ritual or prayer.
A priest might exorcise a possessed person; a shaman might exorcise a haunted place.
Figuratively, to exorcise something is to rid yourself of it completely: She wrote the memoir to exorcise her childhood trauma.
The noun is exorcism.
Malevolent supernatural being
- devilEvil supernatural entity
- possessionState of owning
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
entity · evil · Satan · Beelzebub · incubus · succubus · malevolent · haunting
Spoken magical formula
- prayerAddress to deity
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
- crucifixCross with Christ figure
- scriptureSacred religious writings
rite · ceremony · invocation · chanting · blessing · sacrament · liturgy · vestment
Officially send away
- cast outForcibly remove or expel
- dispelCause to vanish
- removeTake something away
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
drive out · oust · eject · expel · dislodge · release · evict · extraction
Rescue from bondage
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- releaseTo let go
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
rescue · relief · healing · recovery · restoration · unbinding · emancipation · unburdening
Lasting psychological wound
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- fearEmotional response to threat
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- guiltMoral self-reproach
grief · obsession · addiction · habit · compulsion · negativity · baggage · letting go
demon
Malevolent supernatural being
- devilEvil supernatural entity
- possessionState of owning
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
spirit · entity · evil · Satan · Beelzebub · incubus · succubus · malevolent · haunting · apparition
incantation
Spoken magical formula
- prayerAddress to deity
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
- crucifixCross with Christ figure
scripture · rite · ceremony · invocation · chanting · blessing · sacrament · liturgy · vestment · altar
banish
Officially send away
purge · drive out · oust · eject · expel · dislodge · release · evict · extraction · cleanse
deliverance
Rescue from bondage
redemption · rescue · relief · healing · recovery · restoration · unbinding · emancipation · unburdening · breakthrough
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- fearEmotional response to threat
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
guilt · grief · obsession · addiction · habit · compulsion · negativity · baggage · letting go · catharsis
exorcisingsummoning
Calling forth deliberately
invoking · conjuring · calling forth · channeling · invocation
exorcisingpossessing
Having as property
corrupting · defiling · cursing · polluting · desecrating
exorcisingpossessing
Having as property
inhabiting · taking over · indwelling · enslaving · dominating
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