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exorcism

exorcism Exorcism is the practice of trying to drive evil spirits out of a person or place by spoken formulas or prescribed rites.

Exorcism is the practice of trying to drive evil spirits out of a person or place by spoken formulas or prescribed rites. In the historical view given here, it rests on the belief that illness or misfortune is caused by a spirit and can be removed by expelling or sometimes appeasing it.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Exorcism” (Exorcism).
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