- 1the act of getting rid of an evil spirit from a place or a person's body by prayers or magic; a ceremony where this is done A priest performed an exorcism and afterward the ghost disappeared.
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- 2(formal) the act of making yourself forget a bad experience or memory
exorcism
nounNAmE//ˈɛksɔrˌsɪzəm//, NAmE//ˈɛksərˌsɪzəm//
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