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Exorcism
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<p>Exorcism is the religious or spiritual practice of evicting <a href="/facts/Demon/eAz75uzo">demons</a>, <a href="/facts/Jinn/pclTyKdb">jinns</a>, or other malevolent spiritual entities from a person, or an area, that is believed to be possessed. Depending on the spiritual beliefs of the <a href="/facts/Exorcist/gpMuFgt7">exorcist</a>, this may be done by causing the entity to swear an oath, performing an elaborate <a href="/facts/Ritual/EIJngpmf">ritual</a>, 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. </p>