exorcizes
Casts out spirits
Exorcizes is the third-person singular present tense of exorcise, meaning to drive out an evil spirit or demon through ritual, prayer, or command.
The term comes from religious traditions where priests or shamans perform ceremonies to expel malevolent entities from possessed people or places.
In extended use, exorcize applies to ridding oneself of troubling memories, emotions, or influences: She finally exorcized the demons of her past.
The spelling exorcizes is standard in American English; British English prefers exorcises.
Malevolent supernatural beings
- possessionState of owning
- evil spiritsMalevolent supernatural beings
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- banishmentForced removal from place
casting out · holy water · incantation · priest · ritual · blessing · invocation · prayer
Forcible elimination of unwanted
- releasingAllowing to escape
- banishingForcing permanent departure
- expellingForcing someone out
- riddingRemoving completely from
freeing · dispelling · eliminating · removing · letting go · confronting · overcoming · unburdening
Absence of constraint
- releaseTo let go
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- rescueSave from harm
salvation · unshackling · relief · escape · unbinding · breaking free · liberation · disentanglement
Disturbingly unforgettable
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
paranormal · entity · malevolent · possession · seance · medium · psychic · necromancy
demons
Malevolent supernatural beings
- possessionState of owning
- evil spiritsMalevolent supernatural beings
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
banishment · casting out · holy water · incantation · priest · ritual · blessing · invocation · prayer · conjuration
purging
Forcible elimination of unwanted
ridding · freeing · dispelling · eliminating · removing · letting go · confronting · overcoming · unburdening · catharsis
freedom
Absence of constraint
- releaseTo let go
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
rescue · salvation · unshackling · relief · escape · unbinding · breaking free · liberation · disentanglement · extraction
haunting
Disturbingly unforgettable
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
apparition · paranormal · entity · malevolent · possession · seance · medium · psychic · necromancy · occult
exorcizesblesses
Consecrates or sanctifies
curses · consecrates · sanctifies · anoints · hexes