Definitions for: Exorcism

[n] freeing from evil spirits

Webster (1913) Definition: Ex"or*cism (-s[i^]z'm), n. [L. exorcismus, Gr.
'exorkizmo`s; cf. F. exorcisme.]
1. The act of exorcising; the driving out of evil spirits
from persons or places by conjuration; also, the form of
conjuration used.

2. Conjuration for raising spirits. [R.] --Shak.

Synonyms: dispossession

See Also: evocation, summoning, supernaturalism