Exorcism Glossary

Allotriophagy is the vomiting or disgorgement of strange or foul objects, usually associated with someone possessed by or obsessed with ...

Deliverance is a form of spiritual warfare that includes Exorcism of Demons, prayer, cleansing, and healing. Deliverance is practiced chiefly ...

Exorcism is the expulsion of spirits believed to be possessing a human being or disturbing a place that humans frequent ...

An exorcist is a person who expels demons. Most exorcists are priests, clergy, or adepts; some laypersons call themselves exorcists ...

A haunting is the repeated manifestations of inexplicable sensory and physical phenomena said to be caused by Ghosts, Poltergeists, or ...

Infestation is the presence of demons in a place, object, or animal. Infestation occurs when demons are able to take ...

Obsession is astate of being besieged by Demons. Obsession is derived from the Latin obsidere and refers to a state ...

Possession is the takeover and control of a person’s mind and body by a Demon, condemned soul, ghost, spirit, or ...

Spirit exorcism is the dismissal or expulsion of an interfering spirit. Spirit Exorcisms are performed in many cultures when human ...

Unlike Demonic possession, in which a person is taken over by devils or evil spirits for harm, spirit possession is ...

Spirit releasement is a contemporary term for an Exorcism of an earthbound spirit or a discarnate being attached to a ...

Defined as marks on a person’s hands, feet, head, and torso, stigmata resemble the wounds that Christians say Jesus received ...

The expulsion of Demons and other unwanted spirits from a person or place. Rites of exorcism have been performed since ...