exorcism
noun
ex·or·cism
ˈek-ˌsȯr-ˌsi-zəm 
-sər-
-sər-
1
: the act or practice of exorcising
2
: a spell or formula used in exorcising
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The Nun ends on a flashback to a scene from The Conjuring, revealing that Ed and Lorraine performed an exorcism on Maurice, the man who helped Irene defeat Valak but ended up getting secretly possessed in the process.
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Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The film begins the night of Judy’s birth, in 1964, when a young Ed and Lorraine (Orion Smith and Madison Lawlor, respectively) extricate themselves from a possible exorcism of a bizarre oversized mirror, race to the hospital and revive a dead Judy through the power of prayer.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
The film sees the final case that Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) took during their decades of paranormal investigations and exorcisms.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Winning 3-0 amounted to an emotional exorcism back in the Premier League, providing hope that the highs of last season do not have to subside in the face of vastly improved opponents.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
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Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The film begins the night of Judy’s birth, in 1964, when a young Ed and Lorraine (Orion Smith and Madison Lawlor, respectively) extricate themselves from a possible exorcism of a bizarre oversized mirror, race to the hospital and revive a dead Judy through the power of prayer.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
The film sees the final case that Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) took during their decades of paranormal investigations and exorcisms.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Winning 3-0 amounted to an emotional exorcism back in the Premier League, providing hope that the highs of last season do not have to subside in the face of vastly improved opponents.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exorcism
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“Exorcism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exorcism. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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