exorcism
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thumb|St. Guy Heals a Possessed Man (1474)
Exorcism () is the religious or spiritual practice of evicting demons, Djinns, or other malevolent spiritual entities from a person, or an area, that is believed to be possessed. Depending on the spiritual beliefs of the exorcist, this may be done by causing the entity to swear an oath, performing an elaborate ritual, or simply by commanding it to depart in the name of a higher power. The practice is ancient and part of the belief system of many cultures and religions.