noun [U,C]
1 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:
A priest performed an exorcism and afterwards the ghost disappeared.
2 (written) the act of making yourself forget a bad experience or memory
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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