exorcism

practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person or an area
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exorcism

Summary

exorcism ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,064 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • exorcism is a type of evocation[2].
  • exorcism is a type of spiritual therapy[3].
  • exorcism's Commons category is recorded as Exorcism[4].
  • exorcism comprises Islamic exorcism[5].
  • exorcism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Exorcism[6].
  • exorcism's facet of is recorded as spirit possession[7].
  • exorcism's facet of is recorded as demon[8].
  • exorcism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9].
  • exorcism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • exorcism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • exorcism's partially coincident with is recorded as deliverance ministry[12].
  • exorcism's different from is recorded as Exorcism[13].
  • exorcism's practiced by is recorded as exorcist[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include evocation[2] and spiritual therapy[3].

Use and Application

exorcism comprises Islamic exorcism[5].

Influence

Things named for exorcism include The Exorcism of God[15], a film[16], directed by Alejandro Hidalgo[17]; The Exorcism[18], a film[19], directed by Joshua John Miller[20]; and Sexorcism[21], an album[22].

Why It Matters

exorcism ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,064 views/month).[1] exorcism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] exorcism is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for exorcism include The Exorcism of God[15], a film[16], directed by Alejandro Hidalgo[17]; The Exorcism[18], a film[19], directed by Joshua John Miller[20]; and Sexorcism[21], an album[22].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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