exorcismo
Portuguese, noun/e.zoʁˈsiz.mu/
exorcismo is spelled E-X-O-R-C-I-S-M-O (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 28,135th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Exorcismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “exorcism (ritual driving out of evil spirits)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ritual religioso para afugentar demônios e espíritos malignos”.
What does exorcismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineexorcism (ritual driving out of evil spirits)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ritual religioso para afugentar demônios e espíritos malignos 2. reza para afastar tempestades, pragas de insetos etc.
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of exorcismo
- exorcismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce exorcismo?
- Brazil /e.zoʁˈsiz.mu/
- Brazil [e.zohˈsiz.mu]
- /e.zoɾˈsiz.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to exorcismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is exorcismo in Portuguese?
exorcismo appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).