purify from evil influence
1exorcise — v. a. 1. Drive away (by conjurations), cast out. 2. Deliver from malignant spirits, purify from evil influence …
2Exorcise — Ex or*cise ([e^]ks [o^]r*s[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exorcised} ( s[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Exorcising} ( s[imac] z[i^]ng).] [L. exorcizare, Gr. exorki zein; ex out + orki zein to make one swear, bind by an oath, fr. o rkos oath: cf. F.… …
3Exorcised — Exorcise Ex or*cise ([e^]ks [o^]r*s[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exorcised} ( s[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Exorcising} ( s[imac] z[i^]ng).] [L. exorcizare, Gr. exorki zein; ex out + orki zein to make one swear, bind by an oath, fr. o rkos oath:… …
4Exorcising — Exorcise Ex or*cise ([e^]ks [o^]r*s[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exorcised} ( s[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Exorcising} ( s[imac] z[i^]ng).] [L. exorcizare, Gr. exorki zein; ex out + orki zein to make one swear, bind by an oath, fr. o rkos oath:… …
5Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …
6biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
7KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …
8PURITY AND IMPURITY, RITUAL — (Heb. וְטָהֳרָה טֻמְאָה, tumah ve toharah), a symbolic system according to which a pure person or object is qualified for contact with the Temple and related sancta (holy objects and spaces) while an impure person or object is disqualified from… …
9Augustine of Hippo — This article is about the theologian and philosopher, Augustine of Hippo. For his theodicy regarding the problem of evil, see Augustinian theodicy. Augustine , Saint Augustine , and Augustinus redirect here. For other uses, see Augustine… …
10MAGIC — Early Magic Broadly defined, magic is a system of non canonical ritual practices aiming at changing reality. In early Jewish magic this system was based on the use of powerful verbal performative formulae – incantations – whose oral or written… …
