(n.) The act of exorcising; the driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration; also, the form of conjuration used.
(n.) Conjuration for raising spirits.
Example Sentences:
(1) I do want to rule the world.” Bowie was also getting unhealthily interested in the occult; in her memoir, his then wife Angie Bowie describes how he was convinced that the indoor pool in their house in Doheny Drive was possessed by the devil , which led to the pair of them attempting an exorcism.
(2) (Father Karras is possessed and sacrifices himself; 23.66%) • "I cast you out" (the initial exorcism attempt by Father Karras and Father Merrin; 18.33%)
(3) The actual procedure in a similar case of exorcism by a psychiatrist is reported, together with details of the outcome and a discussion of theoretical, applied, and ethical aspects of the case.
(4) Deliverances or exorcisms can often involve physical violence.
(5) Each age and culture can be found to have devised its own appropriate treatment for depression; to remove the "biochemical" cause of the disease process by means of prayer, exorcism or fire, or to do away with the evil spirit.
(6) People with experience of misfortune and calamities had a higher ratio than those without such experience only in "visits to fortunetellers and exorcism rites."
(7) The fascinating pitter-patter of stomach contents against the back of your teeth as a fearsome torrent of spew erupts from within like a liquid poltergeist fleeing an exorcism.
(8) Tamazai is locally-described as "an illness of the heart and soul, not curable by Koranic verses," but by exorcism of spirits.
(9) Every book for me is an exorcism in some way or another, working through my feelings at the time.
(10) As his mother underwent a violent exorcism on stage, the boy told the preacher he hoped selling his toys and donating the proceeds to the church would stop his parents fighting at home.
(11) Lewis Hamilton indulged in some high-speed exorcism when he won pole for the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time in nine attempts and beat his rival and team-mate Nico Rosberg to lay the ghost of last year’s momentous happenings at Formula One’s most celebrated setting.
(12) Why, just a month ago as part of her election campaign, did she visit the notoriously homophobic Jesus House , a fundamentalist church that equates homosexuality with bestiality and has supported exorcisms to rid people of same-sex attraction?
(13) The din that greeted the final whistle served as an exorcism.
(14) Manifestations of such supposed possessions have always been considered malevolent and treated by exorcism.
(15) A case of exorcism as apparently successful treatment of transsexualism has previously been reported.
(16) 'The exorcism was over in 15 minutes but nothing changed' - LGBT life in Nigeria Read more But for Olumide Makanjuola, executive director of The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERS), it is social acceptance that is a bigger issue than legal protection for the LGBT community.
(17) For Atlético, this was not just a victory, it was an exorcism.
(18) Perhaps David Cameron’s unexpected success on 7 May will allow an exorcism of sorts, but her shade still lingers.
(19) "It seems The Shining's extended periods of tension and soundtrack kept viewers' hearts racing throughout, but simply couldn't match the massive terror induced by Freddy Krueger's multiple gruesome murders or The Exorcist's explicit exorcism."
(20) The answer to demons is not some spooky exorcism,” Blackwood says.
Possessed
Definition:
(imp. & p. p.) of Possess
Example Sentences:
(1) These results indicate that astrocytes possess bradykinin receptors and that these are predominantly of the B2 subtype.
(2) Escherichia enterotoxigenic strains, Yersinia enterocolitica and Salmonella typhimurium virulent strains, Campylobacter jejuni clinical isolates possess more pronounced capacity for adhesion to enteric cells of Peyer's plaques than to other types of epithelial cells, which may be of importance in the pathogenesis of these infections.
(3) Cop rats, however, possess a single 'suppressor' gene which confers complete resistance to mammary cancer.
(4) I would immediately look askance at anyone who lacks the last and possesses the first.
(5) The blockade of H2 receptors is the primary action of these drugs; however, they possess also secondary actions which may represent untoward effects but in some cases may be actually useful (increase in prostaglandin synthesis, inhibition of LTB4 synthesis, etc.)
(6) The E. coli used did not possess collagenolytic activity nor did a variety of common aerobic clinical isolates.
(7) These results indicate that both the renal brush-border and basolateral membranes possess the Na(+)-dependent dicarboxylate transport system with very similar properties but with different substrate affinity and transport capacity.
(8) This suggests that the latter group does not possess the genetic equipment (Ir genes) to recognize the antigenic determinants and to synthesize the corresponding antibodies.
(9) 2-(4'-Isobutylphenyl)propionic acid, ibuprofen, is an antiinflammatory agent which possesses moderate platelet aggregation inhibitory activity.
(10) Thallium-201, a radiopharmaceutical that possesses many of the characteristics of potassium analogues, at present is receiving the greatest attention as a regional blood flow indicator.
(11) In contrast, strains carrying the substitutions Ile-30----Phe, Gly-33----Leu, Gly-58----Leu, and Lys-34----Val and the Lys-34----Val, Glu-37----Gln double substitution were found to possess a coupled phenotype similar to that of the wild type.
(12) These findings indicate an association between HLA-B7 and ankylosing spondylitis in American blacks and suggest that these patients who lack B27 but possess B7 represent a subgroup of patients with this disease.
(13) As Heseltine himself argued, after the success of last summer's Olympics, "our aim must be to become a nation of cities possessed of London's confidence and elan" .
(14) Rhesus monkey BAT mitochondria (BATM) possess an uncoupling protein that is characteristic of BAT as evidenced by the binding of [3H]GDP, the inhibition by GDP of the high Cl- permeability or rapid alpha-glycerol-3-phosphate oxidation.
(15) These preliminary experiments suggest that oSm is similar to IGF-I in its binding characteristics and that primary cultures of skeletal muscle satellite cells possess type I and type II IGF receptors.
(16) Acetylcholinesterase is a key enzyme in cholinergic neurotransmission for hydrolyzing acetylcholine and has been shown to possess arylacylamidase activity in addition to esterase activity.
(18) Two group G streptococcal cultures (G 10187, G 11122) with surface antigen T4 possess surface receptors for human haptoglobin (Hp).
(19) The fact that the security service was in possession of and retained the copy tape until the early summer of 1985 and did not bring it to the attention of Mr Stalker is wholly reprehensible,” he wrote.
(20) A series of hierarchical multiple regressions revealed the effects of Surgency, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Intellect on evoking upset in spouses through condescension (e.g., treating spouse as stupid or inferior), possessiveness (demanding too much time and attention), abuse (slapping spouse), unfaithfulness (having sex with others), inconsiderateness (leaving toilet seat up), moodiness (crying a lot), alcohol abuse (drinking too much alcohol), emotional constriction (hiding emotions to act tough), and self-centeredness (acting selfishly).