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，然后幽灵消失了。
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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’.