exorcise 
exorcise (ck'soi--sl/. i, r. I.: prct. and pp. tfOT- 
I, |i|n-. i .rni-i-ixiiii/. [formerly ii ! 
(the proper spelling according to the analogy 
of oilier verbs in -'-','; < Ml'*. *isrcixrit (in 
deriv.), < <>K <.;wr/Mr, I', i-j-iii-cixi r = Sp. Pg. 
<:rnri'i.:nr It. i-miri'i-;iirr. < 1,1.. *.///. /:<//<, < 
Gr. i';;""/".'..''/! 1 , in cedes, writers drive away (an 
evil spirit ) )>y adjunil inn, in classical (Jr. e(iniv. 
to the earlier t^ofmoiiv, swear u person, admin- 
ister an oath, < if + u/ixiVuv, o/imi'v, administer 
IIP onth, < wMir, an oath.] 1. To expel liy con- 
jiiratioiis and religious or magical ceremonies: 
drive out by religions or magical agencies: as, 
to cj-ni-i-ini- evil spirits. 
One of these Was tllC KeVi rend \l I. I'ollplpe, whom Ue 
have alivadj eel -lirated tor his pi otieielley ill tin- ait i'l' 
;/!/ ;;ohlins liy ilint of venison and Medeira. 
1' >/-,, Melim-oiirt, i. 
Abate, cross ynnr breast anil count your beads 
And <'.!"> '< llu- de\ i!. tin- here lie stands 
Anil stiffens in tin- bristly nape of neck, 
Ilarinj,' yon drive Mm lienec ! 
lifnirninij, King and Book, II. 250. 
2. To purify from unclean spirits by adjura- 
tions and religious or magical ceremonies; de- 
liver from the influence of malignant spirits or 
demons: as, to exorcise a house. 
And friars, Unit through the \vealthy regions run, 
Resort to fanners rich, and bless their halls, 
And exorcise tile beds, and cross the walls. 
Dfinlrn, Wife of Bath's Tale, 1. is. 
Do all yon can to exorcise crowds who are in Bonn- <1> 
gree possessed as 1 am. Spectator, .N<>. 4n - J. 
3f. To call up or forth, as a spirit; conjure up. 
He impudently cxorcizeth devils in tlie churrh. 
J'riinii?, Histrio-Mastix, I. vl. 12. 
exerciser (ek's6r-si-zer), . 1. One who casts 
out evil spirits by adjurations and conjuration. 
They compared this performance of our Lord with those. 
and perhaps with things which they had seen done in their 
own times by professed exorciuerg. Jlordfit, Works, I. x. 
2f. One who calls up spirits ; a conjurer. 
Gui. No exorcixer harm thee ! 
Are. Nor no witchcraft charm thee ! 
Sliak., Cymbeline, iv. 2 (song). 
exorcism (ek'sfir-siztn), n. [< ME. exorcising =. 
!'. <:r<> i-cisme = Sp. Pg. exoreiitnio = It. esorcismo, 
< LL. exorcixmus, < Gr. if;opKta/t6c, eccles. exor- 
cism, classical Gr. administration of an oath, < 
ffo/jKi'fciv, swearaperson, exorcise: see exorcise.] 
1. The act or process of expelling evil spirits 
by conjurations and religious or magical cere- 
monies ; a conjuration or ceremony employed 
for this purpose. Exorcism has been practised iii all 
times wherever a belief has existed in literal demoniacal 
poss.Sihm. In the Roman Catholic and Oreek churches 
it is used in the baptism of both adults and infants, in the 
consecration of water, salt, oil, etc., and in specific cases 
of individuals supposed to be jiossessed by evil spirits. 
Exorcism in baptism is still retained also in some Lutheran 
churches. 
It is the nature of the devil of tyranny to tear and rend 
the body which he leaves. Are the miseries of continued 
possession less horrible than the struggles of the tremen- 
dous exorcism? Macaulai/, Milton. 
The growth of Neoplatonisnt and kindred philosophies 
greatly strengthened the belief, and some of the later 
philosophers, as well as many religious charlatans, prac- 
tised exorcism. Lecky, Europ. Morals, I. 405. 
2f. The act of, or formula used in, raising the 
devil or other spirit. 
AVill her Iftdyihtp behold *nd he*r our tf&ofvifnuf . . . 
Madam, sit yon, anil fear not : \vh.,m we raise, we will 
make fast within a hallow'd verge. Slink., > Hen. VI., i. 4. 
exorcismal (ek-sor-siz'mal), a. [< exorcism + 
-al.] Pertaining to or of the nature of exorcism. 
In a short time nearly :dl the female population, excited 
by the <:r<>r<-iniiiiil prartiecsof the clergy, fell a prey to the 
disease [hysteria]. i'ui'lui'jhtlti /,',<.. N. s.. ,\LI. 710. 
exorcist (ek'sor-sist), . [< ME. exorcist = F. 
cxiircixtc = Sp. Pg. i-.fnn-ixlu It. exorcista, < 
LL. exorcista, < Gr. igopicurrijt, an exorcist, < /j-- 
ii/iK^tiv, exorcise: see exorcise.] 1. One who 
exorcises evil spirits: r/<x., a member of an 
order of ecclesiastics, which became a distinct 
class during the third century, whoso office it 
was to expel evil spirits. This ,, r der still evists in 
thr I! ol 11:111 t'alholie ami HreeU ehnrehes, u it!i its original 
olliee ami a few minor duties added, such as bidding tin 
imn-cnmmimieant.s Kive place to the communicants at the 
celebration of the eucharist. 
He bexan to play the fjcurcist : "In the name of Cod." 
said hi 1 , "and all saints, I command thee to declare hat 
tlnnl art." AViv (Arber's Km:, liarm-r, I. 109). 
Some few tXmUti :\ 11LI' the .lews elireil some deiUO- 
niues and distraeted people. 
Jer. /!;/,. \\,,rks (,.,!. M), I. 239. 
>. by loin! noises, frightful grimaces, ahomi- 
nalile sleliehes. etc., prol'e.s, .. to drive out the malic-ions 
intruder. II. >>/,,-.,, 1'rin. of Sociol , 208. 
2f. One wlio calls or conjures up evil spirits. 
Thou, o -/. ha-st eoninrd up 
My mortiHed mot;, < . *'.. ii. 1. 
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exordial (eg-zor'di-al), ii. [< exordium + -ill.] 
I'ertaining to an exordium; introductory; ini- 
tial. 
Kilt the -lealesl undcrwccllillg of this life Is to Illnii I 
value that nntowineh i or a passage 
leading unto it. StV '/'. Brown i hi 1st. Moi.. 
If tbe <'.tnr,li<ll \ erseti of ilolner be eompalvd with lie 
"I the poem, they will not appear Ivinarkalib t,,r 
plainne^ or simplieil\, hut lather eminently adorned 
and illuminated. it. Kambler 
exordium (I'g-zor'di-um), . [= F. cxorde = 
Sp. 1'g. exordia = It. ixordiii, ixnrdin, < I.. . 
ilium, a beginning, tlie warp of a web, < exonlii'i, 
begin, weave, < i-x, out, -I- ordiri, begin a web, 
lay the warp, begin.] The beginning of any- 
thing; specifically, the introductory part of a 
discourse, intended to prepare the audience for 
the main subject ; the preface or proemial part 
of a composition. 
This whole EOnUuffl |of Paradise Lost"] rises very 
happily into noble language and sentiment, as I think the 
transition to the faldc is exquisitely beautiful and natural. 
Addiion, Spectator, No. 303. 
The letters of invitation from the Pope to the prim es 
were sent by a legate, each commencing with the exordium 
"To my beloved son." ilotlfy, Dutch Republic, I. 29!l. 
= Syn. Proem; 1'relude, Preface, etc. See introduction. 
exorganic (ek-s6r-gan'ik), . [< ex- priv. 4- or- 
f/iinir.] Having ceased to be organic or organ- 
ized. North British Rev. 
exorhiz, exorhiza (ek'so-riz, ek-so-ri'za), . 
[NL. exorhiza,(. Gr. t^u, outside, + />/C, root.] A 
plant having the radicle of the embryo naked : 
equivalent to exot/en or dicotyledon. [Rare.] 
exorhizal, exorhizous (ek-so-ri'zal, -zus), a. 
In hot., ot, pertaining to, or of the nature of an 
exorhiz. [Rare.] 
Exorista (ek-so-ris'tii), n. [NL., < Gr. et-opio-Tot, 
banished, < enp!{civ, banish, < tf, out, + opifciv, 
separate by a boundary, bound: see horizon.] 
A genus of parasitic flies, of the family Tuchi- 
iiii/ir, chiefly 
distinguished 
by the an- 
tennas, which 
are inserted 
above the 
middle of the 
face, and have 
the third joint 
from two to 
six times 
longer than 
the second 
joint. The lar- 
va; are parasitic Yellow-tailed Tachina-fly (Exorista Jlavi- 
in caterpillars, cautta}. ( Cross shows natural size. t 
in which the 
white oval eggs are deposited by the flies. K. flavieauda, 
(Rfley) is parasitic upon the army-worm, Lfticanut imi- 
puncta (Haworth). See tachina-jly. 
exornatet (eg-z6r'nat), r. t. [< L. exornatiis, 
pp. of exornare (> Sp. Pg. exornar = It. esor- 
mirp = OF. f xarner), fit out, equip, deck, adorn, 
< ex, out, + ornare, fit out, equip, deck, adorn : 
see ornate.] To ornament. [Rare.] 
Their hemimeris of halfe foote serued not by licence 
Poeticall or necessitie of words, but to hewtifte and eror- 
nate the verse. I*utttnhaw, Arte of Enp. Poesie, p. 108. 
exornationt (ek-sdr-na'shonX n. [= Sp. 
iKtcioii = P^C. rxormiyflo = It. exnrnazione, < L. 
exornatio(n-), < exornare, pp. exornatus, adorn: 
see exornate.] Ornamentation; decoration; 
embellishment. 
So Is there yet requisite to the perfection of this arte 
another maner of einrnntiiin, which resteth in the fashion- 
ing of our makers Ian- na-e and style. 
Puttenham, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 114. 
She doth give it that sweet, quick grace, and rxornatiou 
in the composure. 
B. Jmuon, Every Man out of his Humour, ii. 1. 
Hyperbolical exornatiow, elegancies, Ac., many much 
affect. n,irti,n, Anat. of Mel., p. 24. 
exortivet (eg-zor'tiv), a. [< L. fxortivus, per- 
taining to the rising of the heavenly bodies, 
eastern. < rj-nriri, pp. exortits, rise out or forth, 
< i:r, out, + oriri, rise: see orient.] Kisini;: 
relating to the east or the place of rising of the 
heavenly bodies. (Wr., 1717. [Rare.] 
exoscopic (ek-so-skop'ik), a. [< Gr. lu, out- 
side, + aKoireiv, view, + -ic.] Considering a 
thing in a superficial way, or without taking 
into account its interior constitution Exoscop- 
ic method, in T/-/.. a method of eoiisiderim: a qiiantie in 
wbieh the cuerticienU ale re-an!i ,1 a- ne>n:eU without 
reference to their internal constitution. ./. J. Svlvetter, 
1853. 
exosculate (eg-zos'ku-lat). c. t. : ]>ret. and pp. 
'.I-.IM -nlnti'il, ]ijir. i.riixntliitiiii/. |< 1,. rj-nxi'iiln- 
tim, pp. of t'joxi'iiliiri. kiss fondly, < <.r + oscii- 
exostome 
liiri, kiss: see. n.-n-nlnh ,\ To ki~s: 
to kiss repeatedly and fondly. 
exoskeletal (ck-so-skel'e-tal), u. [< ./>/,//( /,/ 
+ -nl.] ( (for |iertainingto theexoskelel<in. EX- 
ii h.i- :n ,|iineil -in Ii lalil nde of -I j nili. a I ion thai 
i'l'lii al'le to any harden, . 
iructure, lu hair, fm. i, ailn is, claws, horns, hooi-, 
nails, etc. 
The eomiectivi- tissue and muscles of the int, amn. 
lAeln.-ix ely developed in tin enderoli : while from the epi 
I- - all eiitn nl.ir ami ee Unlar < f"*l (! <i[ parU, and all 
the inte^iiiiientar\ -lands are d- \i lo|)ed. 
//"'///, Anat. Invert., p. 66. 
exoskeleton(ek-so-skei'e-t(>n), H. [NL., < Gr. 
i 111 side, + oKr/iTvv, a dried body: aeeskele- 
IIIH.} In :inil. mid mint., any structure pro- 
duced by the hardening of the integument, as 
the shells of crustaceans or the scales and 
plates of fishes and reptiles, especially when 
such modified integument is of the nature of 
bone, as the carapace of a turtle or the plates 
of a sturgeon ; the dermoskeleton : opposed to 
eiidoskeleton. 
In the highest Annulosa, the rjroxltrlrtirii and the muscu- 
lar system never lose all traces of their primitive segmen- 
tation. //. SptlUtr, I niversal Progress, p. 409. 
exosmic (ek-sos'nlik), n. Same as exosmotir. 
GXOSmose (ek'sos-mos), ii. [< NL. exogmogis.] 
Same as exosmosis. 
exosmosis (ek-sos-mo'sis), n. [NL., < Gr. tf, 
out, + ixrfiuf, a thrusting, an impulse, < i)6th; 
thrust, push, drive ; cf. i^uBeiv, thrust out, force 
out : see osmosis, and cf. endoxmo/tis, diosmosis.] 
The passage of gases, vapors, or liquids through 
membranes or porous media from within out- 
ward, in the phenomena of osmosis, the reverse 
process being called endosmosis. See endox- 
nioniK, ottmosix. 
exosmotic (ek-sos-mot'ik), a. [< exosmosis (ex- 
osmot-) + -ic.] Pertaining to or of the nature 
of exosmosis: as, an exosmotic current. Also 
cxoxniic. 
exosperm (ek'so-sperm), n. [< Gr. e!-u, outside, 
+ airfpfia, seed.] Same as exospore. 
exospore (ek'so-spor), H. [< NL. exosporiitm : 
see sjiore .] 1 . The outer coat of a spore, corre- 
sponding to the extine of pollen-grains: same as 
ejiisporc. 2. An outer coat of dried protoplasm 
adhering to the surface of a spore, as to the 
rpsting-spores of I'eronospora and Mucor. 
Exosporese (ek-so-spo're-e), n. pi. [NL., < Gr. 
ffu, outside, + mrofiof, seed, + -e<r.] The first 
of the two groups into which the Myxomycetes 
are divided. It is characterized by the production of 
spores externally upon a conldiophorc, and includes a sin- 
gle genus, Cfratium, which Saccardo's classification re- 
fers to Huphniitjiceteg. Compare Enduf<i>i>reiv. 
exosporium (ek-so-spo'ri-um), . [NL., < Gr. 
tfu, outside, + mropoi;, seed: see spore.] Same 
as exospore. 
The product of conjugation is termed a zygospore. Its 
cellulose coat becomes separated into an outer layer of a 
dark blackish hue. the exojtjiorimn, and an inner colour- 
less layer, the endosporium. llvxley, Biology, v. 
exosporous (ek-so-spo'rus), a. [< Gr. lu, out- 
side, + avuiiof, seed (see spore), + -ous.] Produ- 
cing spores exogenously; having naked spores. 
expssatet (ek-sos'at), p. t. [< L. exossatus, pp. 
of exossare, deprive of bone, bone, < exossis, ex- 
ossus, ah?o exos (exoss-), without bones, < ex, 
out, + os (oxs-), a bone.] To deprive of bones; 
bone. Bailey, 1731. 
exossationt (ek-so-sa'shon), n. [< exonsate + 
-ion.] The act of exossating, or depriving of 
bones or of any similar hard substance ; the 
state of being so deprived. 
Experiment solitary touching the exvggafitm of fruits. 
Bacon, Nut. Hist., 5 854. 
exosseoust (ek-sos'e-us), . [< L. exoxsis, ex- 
ossus, boneless (see exosxate), -r -foils. Cf. os- 
seous.] Having no bones ; boneless. 
The like af-o in snails, a soft and exvstevu* animal, where 
of iii the naked and greater sort . . . nature, neer the head, 
bath placed a flat white stone, or rather testaceous con- 
eretion. Sir T. llrmriif, Vulg. Err., ill. IS. 
Exostema (ek-so-ste'ma), n. [NL. (so called 
with ref. to the exserted stamens), < Gr. ll-u, 
outside, + a-fjfia, stamen.] A ge- 
nus of rubiaceous trees or shrubs, 
of tropical America, nearly allied 
to Cinchona. West Indian or Prince- 
w I l.aik. n>ed in the \\', st Indies as a 
tonic, is obtained from A'. ' 
exostome (ek'so-stom), n. [< Gr. t 
ei-u, outside, + <rni/m, mouth.] In nome: 
l>i,t. : (a) The aperture through the 
outer integument of an ovule which, together 
with the endostome, completes the foramen. 
(1) The outer peristome of 
