Wondering how to use Exorcism in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as dispossession or supernaturalism.
Exorcism meaning
The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.
Synonyms of Exorcism
Using Exorcism
- The main meaning on this page is: The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.
- Useful related words include: dispossession, supernaturalism.
- In the example corpus, exorcism often appears in combinations such as: the exorcism, an exorcism, exorcism of.
Context around Exorcism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Exorcism
- In this selection, "exorcism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, reverse, latest, release, movies, isn and rituals stand out and add context to how "exorcism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a reverse exorcism putting jackson and a reverse exorcism where grieving. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "exorcism" sits close to words such as aaryan, acrimony and akash, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with exorcism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This would complete the BB exorcism and stop a player's time. (12 words)
There are few examples of exorcism movies that are even watchable, let alone good. (14 words)
The Exorcism Of Saint Patrick balance thrilling scares with a thoughtful critique of conversion therapy? (15 words)
As Vieri finds himself “beset by demons, both inside and out,” he is sent to perform this latest exorcism not as an act of compassion, but because the church hopes the victim’s wealthy father will repay the service with indulgences. (41 words)
After losing their only grandson in a car accident, grief-stricken Audrey and Henry, a doctor, kidnap his pregnant patient with the intentions of performing a "Reverse Exorcism", putting Jackson inside her unborn child. (34 words)
Way down in seventh is Miramax/Vertical’s “The Exorcism,” a horror film starring Russell Crowe that is fizzling out fast with just a $2.2 million opening from 2,240 locations. (32 words)
And will she spearhead this film's exorcism after being sequestered from the pivotal scene in the original? (18 words)
The Exorcism Of Saint Patrick balance thrilling scares with a thoughtful critique of conversion therapy? (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
And will she spearhead this film's exorcism after being sequestered from the pivotal scene in the original?
Anything for Jackson looks at a "reverse exorcism" where grieving grandparents hope to combine black magic and a pregnant woman for a volatile ceremony.
As Vieri finds himself “beset by demons, both inside and out,” he is sent to perform this latest exorcism not as an act of compassion, but because the church hopes the victim’s wealthy father will repay the service with indulgences.
Exorcism movies don't need to be fun all the time, or even a majority of the time, but The Pope's Exorcist is a welcome, lighter spin.
Interestingly, it was his exorcism that was shown in the video at Ed and Lorraine Warren’s seminars twenty years later, and when Lorraine had horrific visions of Ed’s death.
Kyle Falconer and his Dundee band were in Leeds touring their recent release Exorcism of Youth.
The exorcism isn’t easy, and the demon begins to psychologically attack Karras, but he and Merrin do everything they can to save Regan.
The original movie leaves Regan's story in a rather happy place, as she does not have any memories of the exorcism or possession.
There are few examples of exorcism movies that are even watchable, let alone good.
This would complete the BB exorcism and stop a player's time.
While the film focused on the legal trial and tribulations, the scenes of Emily Rose’s possession and exorcism were hard to forget.
For Cagla Ilk, curator of the German Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale, that bold artistic act was a sort of exorcism.
Harris and his wife once hired specialists to perform an “exorcism” on the two sisters while she waited outside the house with the boys, she said.
However, she was a member of a satanic cult which she did not want to leave – so she did not receive relief despite repeated exorcism rituals.
The Exorcism Of Saint Patrick balance thrilling scares with a thoughtful critique of conversion therapy?
The franchise revolves around themes of demonic possession and exorcism, typically focusing on the battle between priests and evil spirits.
Way down in seventh is Miramax/Vertical’s “The Exorcism,” a horror film starring Russell Crowe that is fizzling out fast with just a $2.2 million opening from 2,240 locations.
After losing their only grandson in a car accident, grief-stricken Audrey and Henry, a doctor, kidnap his pregnant patient with the intentions of performing a "Reverse Exorcism", putting Jackson inside her unborn child.
After trying to take over Nash’s body, Team Flash performed an exorcism to get Eobard’s spirit out of him.
Her three albums, Hope, Mbira, Love and Chocolate and The Exorcism of A Spinster (watch the word spinster here, it evokes a deep meaning) seem to have failed to do the trick.
Common combinations with exorcism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the exorcism 11×
- an exorcism 9×
- exorcism of 5×
- and exorcism 5×
- exorcism or 3×
- of exorcism 3×
- exorcism and 3×
- reverse exorcism 2×
- exorcism movies 2×
- exorcism rituals 2×