exorcism
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Or is Theophilus acting in actual bad faith, so convinced by his preferred mythology that he’s unworried about any harm the rites of exorcism inflict on Emma?
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025
When I learned how to check my own daily screen time, it made me want to sign up for an exorcism.
From Slate • Nov. 16, 2024
"A bit like ghostbusting, that sort of thing, and a bit of an exorcist as well. Although, we don’t very often do the exorcism, certainly not of people."
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
There were moments during my screening at which I thought I was attending an exorcism; the movie makes you feel thrown by the power of cinema to shake us out of our lassitude.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2024
A group of babalawos tried apanaldo, an exorcism, and thought they had trapped an evil spirit in the rooster they buried in a knotted cloth.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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