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Exorcism vs Witchcraft - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between exorcism and witchcraft

is that exorcism is the ritual act of driving out supposed evil spirits from persons, places or things who are possessed by them while witchcraft is the practice of witches; magic, sorcery or the use supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

exorcism

English

Noun

(wikipedia exorcism) (en noun)
  • the ritual act of driving out supposed evil spirits from persons, places or things who are possessed by them.

    • Derived terms

    * exorcise * exorcist English words suffixed with -ism

    witchcraft

    English

    (wikipedia witchcraft)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The practice of witches; magic, sorcery or the use supernatural powers to influence or predict events.
  • * 1387 , John Trevisa (transl.), Polychronicon Ranulphi Higden Monachi Cestrensis , chapter XLIV:
    • And in þat ilond is sortilege and wicchecraft i-vsed. For wommen þere selliþ schipmen wynde, as it were i-closed vnder þre knottes of þrede, so þat þe more wynd he wol haue, he wil vnknette þe mo knottes.
    Wiccans believe in a modernised form of witchcraft .

    See also

    * spellcraft * gypsycraft English words suffixed with -craft