4.9.4.2 Demon possession
Use this domain for words referring to demon possession--when a demon or spirit influences or controls the behavior of a person. Use this domain for all words related to the relationship between spirits and people, including communication between people and spirits. Also use this domain for words referring to casting out demons--causing a demon to stop influencing or controlling a person.
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(1) What words refer to being influenced or controlled by a demon?
Example words: be possessed, be demonized, go into a trance
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(2) What words refer to what demons do to people?
Example words: possess, inhabit, demonize, torture, haunt, trouble
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(3) What words refer to casting out a demon?
Example words: cast out a demon, exorcise, drive out, expel, deliver/free/release from demonic power/influence
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(4) What words refer to a person who casts out demons?
Example words: exorcist