exorcism
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈek.sɔː.sɪ.zəm/us/ˈek.sɔːr.sɪ.zəm/theprocessofforcinganevilspirittoleaveapersonorplaceby usingprayersormagic:
(通过祈祷或法术)驱魔,祛邪A hundred millionpeoplebelievein themagicpowerofsignsand exorcism.有一亿人相信符号和祛邪咒语是有魔力的。
Thebishopwasrecalledto Rome afterendorsingfaith-healing and exorcism.主教对信仰治疗和祛除邪魔这些做法表示认可后,被招回了罗马。
theactofremovingthebadeffectsof afrighteningorupsettingevent:
祛除邪魔,治愈恐惧阴影Writingpoetrybecomesboth adesirablemadnessand an exorcism of society'smadness.写诗既是一种令人向往的疯狂,也是祛除社会疯狂的手段。
It wasfarmore than aplay; it was an exorcism of thetragedyofwar.这远不仅是一场戏剧。 它还兼有治愈战争悲剧阴影的作用。
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- Heoccasionallylayshandsonpeopletoridthem ofdemons, but heobjectstotermingit exorcism.
- One of thestoriesrelateswhat itfeelslike toexperiencean exorcism.
- There is noriteof exorcism for thespiritsoffallencomradesthathaunthisthoughts.
The supernatural - general words
- astral
- astrally
- aureole
- black mass
- conjunction
- crystal ball
- exorcise
- exorcist
- ghostliness
- ghostly
- ghoul
- levitate
- mystical
- near-death experience
- occult
- paranormal
- supernaturally
- tarot
- the powers of darkness
- things that go bump in the nightidiom
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