exorcise
verb (used with object)
to seek to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration or religious or solemn ceremonies.
exorciser
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a word derived from
exorcise.
Example Sentences
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It is interesting to note that the woman appears as the exorciser of the disease.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
A shrill whistle was heard, and then another, and the police director laid his hand on the shoulder of the exorciser accompanied with the remark:— "You are in custody."
From Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories by Julian Hawthorne
Night being a favorite time for the recital of the incantations, it was natural that the orb of night, the god Sin, should be added to the pantheon of the exorciser.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
The section closes with the ordinary request of the exorciser to the victim: "Recite this incantation."
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
He was at once the Devil and the Devil’s exorciser.
From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Jules Michelet
