EXORCISE  去邪氣禊

PRAY so as to TRY to REMOVE WICKED SUPERNATURAL FORCES.
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Hypernym
  • PRAYADDRESS DEITIES OFTEN:typically with RITUAL REQUESTS.
    • ADDRESSSPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT. 
      • SPEAKACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z.
        • ACTMOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision....
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most common word for exorcism is fú 祓, and the word refers specifically to shamanistic incantations designed to remove evil spirits, the shamans often being women.

2. The rarer ráng 禳 which is current in ZUO, does not specify any particular method of exorcism.

3. The fairly common xì 禊 refers specifically to the ritual exorcistic bath.

4. Jué 爝 refers to exorcism by the use of a burning torch.

黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006

SACRIFICE 11.

禳，卻變異之祭，泛指除邪消災之祭。

禬，除災害之祭。

祓，除災祭，強調除災之徹底性。

禜，禳除自然災害之祭。

祖，出行時祭祀路神，使不為阻，可特指設奠祭送死者。

禓，道路上對無主之鬼的祭祀，亦指逐強鬼之祭。

禊，於水濱洗濯、設祭以祓除不祥。

禦，祭祀以求免災，僅用於卜辭。

攻，攻擊驅逐災害之祭。

說，宣讀災害罪狀之祭。

Modern Chinese Criteria
去邪氣 is a colloquial word referring to removing evil influences through exorcism.

軀鬼 focusses on the exorcising of ghosts.

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 2.6

    DAEMONOLOGIE

  • Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

    EXORCISM, PURIFICATION: AN OVERVIEW

Words

祓  fú OC: phɯd MC: phi̯ut 6 Attributions

The most common word for exorcism is fú 祓, and the word refers specifically to shamanistic incantations designed to remove evil spirits, the shamans often being women.

    Syntactic words
  • v[adN]exorciser
  • vtoNconduct shamanistic incantations to remove evil influences from a person; exorcise
  • vtoNpassivebe exorcised, be kept spiritually clean
  • vtoNreflexive.自exorcise (oneself)
禳  ráng OC: njaŋ MC: ȵi̯ɐŋ 3 Attributions

The rarer ráng 禳 which is current in ZUO, does not specify any particular method of exorcism.

    Syntactic words
  • viexorcise evil spirits through various practices
  • vtoNto carry out deprecating sacrifices at times of natural disasters, often at times of floods, fires, appearances of stars, etc. In SJ occasionally sacrifice for good harvest.
儺  nuó OC: mɢlaal MC: nɑ 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • viengage in exorcism
  • vtoNexorcise
禜  yíng OC: ɢʷeŋ MC: ɦɣaŋ 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • vtoNperform propitiatory or exorcistic sacrifices to spirits of mountains, rivers, stars, etc. in times of natural disasters (ZUO)
修禊  xiū xì OC: sqlɯw ɡees MC: sɨu ɦei 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • VPiactpost-Han, TANG: practice exorcism
攘  ráng MC: nyang OC: njaŋLZ 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • nabact= ráng 禳: exorcismLZ
爝  jué OC: tsewɡ MC: tsi̯ɐk 0 Attributions

Jué 爝 refers to exorcism by the use of a burning torch.

    Syntactic words
  • viactexorcise evil by burning torches made of reed
禊  xì OC: ɡees MC: ɦei 0 Attributions

The fairly common xì 禊 refers specifically to the ritual exorcistic bath.

    Syntactic words
  • nabactritual bath in a river as part of exorcism, washing away the evil spirit
  • viacttake a ritual bath in a river as part of exorcism, washing away the evil spirit
禬  guì OC: kloobs MC: kɑi 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • nsacrifice to avert calamities (ZHOULI)
辜  gū OC: kaa MC: kuo̝ 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • viexorcise through ritual exorcistic bath

Existing SW for

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