different between exorcism vs witchcraft

English

Etymology

From Old French exorciser, from Late Latin exorciz?, from Ancient Greek ???????? (exorkíz?, “banish an evil spirit; bind by oath”), from ?? (ex) + ????? (hórkos).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??k.s??.s?.z?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??k.s???s?.z?m/, /??k.s??s?.z?m/

Noun

exorcism (countable and uncountable, plural exorcisms)

1. The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things who are possessed by them.

Related terms

• exorcise
• exorcist
• exorcistical
• exorcistic

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French exorcisme

Noun

exorcism n (uncountable)

1. exorcism

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English wicchecraft, wicchecreft, from Old English wi??ecræft, equivalent to witch +? -craft.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?t??k?æft/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?t??k???ft/

Noun

witchcraft (usually uncountable, plural witchcrafts)

1. The practice of witches; magic, sorcery or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
2. Something, such as an advanced technology, that seems almost magical.

   Synonym: wizardry

   • 1987, Air Force Magazine (volume 70, page 88)

     There can be no denying that the more than 100 exhibiting companies and divisions also gave full play to examples of their latest technological witchcraft, as befits the foremost US aerospace event.

Translations

See also

• spellcraft
• spellcasting
• hexcraft
• wizardcraft
• wizardry
• warlockry
• sorcery
• gypsycraft

Middle English

Noun

witchcraft

1. Alternative form of wicchecraft