Definitions for "Banishing"
(1) banishing the Circle is the formal dismantling of a Magic Circle when the ritual is over. (2) Banishing an individual means expelling him of her from the coven for an unforgivable offense, or from Wicca itself, though some regard the latter as impossible. (3)Banishing an entity means disabling a harmful non-material entity.
Formal, ceremonial, procedure effected to cast an invisible presence or influence out from an area. This term can refer either to a spiritual cleansing, or the closing of a magical rite, when the invoked powers are dismissed.
Banishing refers to one or more rituals in Ceremonial magic. It is used in most cases before and after a main ritual.