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[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French ''exorciscer'', from Late Latin ''exorcizare'', from Greek ''exorkizein'', from ''ex''- + ''horkizein'' to bind by [[oath]], adjure, from ''horkos'' oath | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French ''exorciscer'', from Late Latin ''exorcizare'', from Greek ''exorkizein'', from ''ex''- + ''horkizein'' to bind by [[oath]], adjure, from ''horkos'' oath | ||
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Exorcism]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Exorcism '''''this link'''''].</center> | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Exorcism]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Exorcism '''''this link'''''].</center> | ||
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'''Exorcism''' (from [[Greek]] ἐξορκισμός, ''exorkismos'' - binding by [[oath]]) is the religious [[practice]] of evicting [[demons]] or other spiritual [[entities]] from a person or place which they are believed to have [[possessed]]. Depending on the spiritual [[beliefs]] of the exorcist, this may be done by causing the entity to swear an oath, performing an elaborate [[ritual]], or simply by [[commanding]] it to depart in the name of a higher [[power]]. The practice is [[ancient]] and part of the belief system of many [[cultures]] and [[religions]]. | '''Exorcism''' (from [[Greek]] ἐξορκισμός, ''exorkismos'' - binding by [[oath]]) is the religious [[practice]] of evicting [[demons]] or other spiritual [[entities]] from a person or place which they are believed to have [[possessed]]. Depending on the spiritual [[beliefs]] of the exorcist, this may be done by causing the entity to swear an oath, performing an elaborate [[ritual]], or simply by [[commanding]] it to depart in the name of a higher [[power]]. The practice is [[ancient]] and part of the belief system of many [[cultures]] and [[religions]]. | ||
| − | Requested and performed exorcisms occurred rarely until the later half of the [ | + | Requested and performed exorcisms occurred rarely until the later half of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century 20th century] where the public saw a sharp rise due to the [[media]] [[attention]] exorcisms were getting. There was “a 750% increase in the number of exorcisms performed between the early [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960"s 1960s] and the mid-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970's 1970s]”. |
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English, from Anglo-French exorciscer, from Late Latin exorcizare, from Greek exorkizein, from ex- + horkizein to bind by oath, adjure, from horkos oath
Definitions
- 1a : to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
- b : to get rid of (something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive)
- 2: to free of an evil spirit
Description
Exorcism (from Greek ἐξορκισμός, exorkismos - binding by oath) is the religious practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person or place which they are believed to have possessed. Depending on the spiritual beliefs of the exorcist, this may be done by causing the entity to swear an oath, performing an elaborate ritual, or simply by commanding it to depart in the name of a higher power. The practice is ancient and part of the belief system of many cultures and religions.
Requested and performed exorcisms occurred rarely until the later half of the 20th century where the public saw a sharp rise due to the media attention exorcisms were getting. There was “a 750% increase in the number of exorcisms performed between the early "s 1960s and the mid-1970s”.
