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adorcisms

adorcisms is the plural of adorcism.

Meaning of adorcism

Noun

adorcism (countable and uncountable, plural adorcisms)

  1. The voluntary, desired or curative possession by a spirit.
    • Banga, which translates as "huge volume", commemorates the 13th Century slave and Sufi saint Sidi Marzuq, who was frequently aided by a collective of rûwahînes or spirit allies. The opposite of an exorcism, Banga is an adorcism, inviting a spirit to possess you and then finding ways to accommodate...2019 July 2, “Unquiet Spirits: Ifriqiyya Electrique Interviewed”, in thequietus.com

Questions about adorcisms

What is adorcisms the plural of?
Adorcisms is the plural of adorcism.

Words near adorcisms in the dictionary

  1. adoratrice
  2. adoratrices
  3. adorb
  4. adorbs
  5. adorcism
  6. adorcisms
  7. adore
  8. adoreable
  9. adored
  10. adorement
  11. adorer

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