noun
Refers to the act of driving out evil spirits or demons, often in a religious or folkloric context.
その神父は悪魔払いの儀式を行った。
The priest performed an exorcism ritual.
A more general term for purification or exorcism in Shinto, while 悪魔払い specifically targets demons.
Compound of 悪魔 (akuma, 'demon') and 払い (harai, 'driving away'), the continuative form of 払う (harau, 'to drive away').