ex·or·cism
noun/ˈeksɔːsɪzəm/
/ˈeksɔːrsɪzəm/
[uncountable, countable]- the act of getting rid of an evil spirit from a place or a person’s body by prayers or magic; a ceremony where this is done
（用祈祷或法术）驱魔，驱邪，驱邪的仪式 - A priest performed an exorcism and afterwards the ghost disappeared.
一位牧师进行了驱魔，之后鬼魂就消失了。
- A priest performed an exorcism and afterwards the ghost disappeared.
- (formal) the act of making yourself forget a bad experience or memory
（不愉快的经历或记忆的）消除，忘掉
Word Originlate Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek exorkismos, from exorkizein ‘exorcize’.