Associations to the word «Exorcise»

Wiktionary

EXORCISE, verb. (transitive) To drive out an evil spirit from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer
EXORCISE, verb. (transitive) To rid a person, place or thing of an evil spirit

Dictionary definition

EXORCISE, verb. Expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn