Exorcise definition
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”).
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