EXORCISMS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

exorcisms

noun

plural of exorcism

as in witchcrafts

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Noun

But there might be ancient magics trapped underground as well, sparking competing interests with Cod’s potential discoveries in this standalone adventure.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026

Definition of magics

Noun

Circe is able, by means of drugs and incantations, to change humans into wolves, lions, and other animals.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
As prospective farmers struggled to clear forests for rice fields in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Malaya, their efforts might have been accompanied by mystical incantations like this invocation against Iblis, the Devil in Islamic tradition.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of incantations

Noun

Meanwhile, back in town, the earthquake has dislodged one of the talismans.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.

— Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Definition of talismans

Noun

The cache also contained blue faience vessels, miniature ritual jars, amulets shaped like a duck and the Atef Crown, decorative stones, and several pairs of earrings believed to be made of gold.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 June 2026
Sharp objects like scissors and needles or amulets should be carried by pregnant women or placed near sleeping children to ward off her attacks.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 May 2026

Definition of amulets

Noun

These days, many people who love the North Rim speak of it as a lost world, a kingdom whose enchantments have gone up in smoke and whose luster will never be the same.

— New York Times, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Bagehot and other upholders of depoliticizing enchantments could not have imagined a scenario in which Andrew, once second in line for the throne, and Larry Summers, a former Ivy League president hailed as one of America’s leading public intellectuals, are caught up in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

— Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of enchantments

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