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“exorcise” in Latin
daemōna genius loci, a lar, the protective spirit or godling of a place or household; the 11th of the 12 signs of the zodiac; exorcizōto exorcise: to fend off a demon or a possession through the use of specific prayers
The English word exorcise itself goes back to Latin exorcizō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
exorcise
adjuratione divini nominis expellere (to expel by calling upon the name of God, daemonas, Lactantius 2, 17, extr.): to exorcise evil spirits, exorcizare (ἐξορκίζω), Ulp., Dig. 50, 13, 1, § 3).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for exorcise?
- The usual Latin words for “exorcise” are daemōn, exorcizō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.