Exorcise definition
To free from or rid of an evil spirit, malign influence, or other harmful factor.
verb
To expel (an evil spirit), as by incantation, command, or prayer.
verb
To eliminate or suppress (a malign influence or negative feeling, for example).
verb
To drive (an evil spirit or spirits) out or away by ritual prayers, incantations, etc.
verb
(rare) To adjure (such a spirit or spirits)
verb
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To free from such a spirit or spirits.
verb
Origin of exorcise
- Middle English exorcisen from Late Latin exorcizāre from Greek exorkizein ex- out of exo– horkizein to make one swear (from horkos oath)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French exorciser, from Late Latin exorcizāre, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκίζειν (eksorkizein, “banish an evil spirit; bind by oath”).
From Wiktionary