Possession, Demonical

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• possession are the following: —    • making a PACT with the Devil or demons    • participating in occult or spiritualist rites, including playing with divination devices such as a OUIJA™ or doing automatic writing    • offering or dedicating a child to SATAN    • being the… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

• Demonic possession — Part of a series of articles on the paranormal Main articles Afterlife · Astral projection · Aura · Clairvoyance · Close encounter · Cold spo …   Wikipedia

• Demonic Possession —     Demonical Possession     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Demonical Possession     (See also DEMONOLOGY, DEMONIACS, EXORCISM, EXORCIST.)     Man is in various ways subject to the influence of evil spirits. By original sin he brough …   Catholic encyclopedia

• exorcism —    The expulsion of DEMONs and other unwanted spirits from a person or place. Rites of exorcism have been performed since ancient times as remedies against the negative or malevolent influences of spirits, such as the perceived cause of illnesses …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

• demons and demonology —    A type of spirit that interferes in the affairs of people. The term demon means “replete with wisdom” and is derived from the Greek term DAIMON. The daimones were both good and evil and even included deified heroes. In most cultures, demons… …   Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

• sacrifice — sacrificeable, adj. sacrificer, n. /sak reuh fuys /, n., v., sacrificed, sacrificing. n. 1. the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage. 2. the person, animal, or thing so… …   Universalium