Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #24069
exorcism
驱魔；驱邪
freeing from evil spirits
- 1.
The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.
驱逐邪灵的仪式行为。
- 2.
freeing from evil spirits
驱除恶灵
驱逐邪灵的仪式行为。；驱除恶灵；驱魔；驱邪所用的咒语
In use
The priest performed an exorcism to drive the evil spirit out of the house.
In the story, the family called a priest for an exorcism.
They all watched the exorcism in fear.
perform/carry out an exorcism on [someone/something]
carry out an exorcism 同义；on 后接被驱魔的人或地点。
The priest performed an exorcism on the old house.
牧师对那栋老房子进行了驱魔。
the exorcism of [something/someone]
of 后接被驱除的对象，如 evil spirits；不要理解为驱魔者。
The ritual involves the exorcism of evil spirits.
这个仪式涉及驱除邪灵。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- perform an exorcism
- 施行驱魔仪式
- The priest agreed to perform an exorcism in the old chapel.神父同意在旧礼拜堂施行驱魔仪式。
- undergo an exorcism
- 接受驱魔
- The family believed their son had to undergo an exorcism.这家人认为他们的儿子必须接受驱魔。
- an exorcism ritual
- 驱魔仪式
- The exorcism ritual lasted for several hours.驱魔仪式持续了好几个小时。
- the exorcism of evil spirits
- 驱逐邪灵
- This ancient text describes the exorcism of evil spirits.这部古代文献描述了驱逐邪灵的过程。
- need an exorcism
- 需要驱魔
- The terrified villagers thought the house needed an exorcism.惊恐的村民们认为这栋房子需要驱魔。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：EXORCISM 拆成 EX（出）+ ORC（兽人）+ ISM，驱魔就是把兽人般的邪灵赶出去。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：religious ceremonies、film and media、news reports 该词多用于宗教仪式、影视作品和新闻报道中。在严肃的宗教或书面语境中偏正式，在日常谈论影视内容时则比较中性，不属于口语或非正式用语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes with exorcism /ˈɛksɔːsɪzəm/. The words criticism and organism share the suffix -ism (and in criticism the spelling -cism) with a similar final sound /sɪzəm/ or /ɪzəm/, but they stress a different syllable, so they are not rhymes. Beware of lookalikes exercise /ˈɛksəsaɪz/ and exorcise /ˈɛksɔːsaɪz/: neither sounds like exorcism, and they do not rhyme with each other.
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