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exorcist

[ ek-sawr-sist, -ser- ]

/ ˈɛk sɔr sɪst, -sər- /

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noun

a person who practices exorcism.

Roman Catholic Church.

a member of the second-ranking of the four minor orders.
the order itself.Compare acolyte (def. 2), lector (def. 2), ostiary (def. 1).

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Origin of exorcist

1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin exorcista<Greek exorkistḗs.See exorcism, -ist

Words nearby exorcist

exorable, exorbitance, exorbitant, exorcise, exorcism, exorcist, exorcize, exordium, exoserosis, exoskeleton, exosmosis

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Example sentences from the Web for exorcist

Father Vicenzo Taraborelli in Rome is an exorcist with set office hours and dedicated phone lines to take exorcism appointments.
Pope Francis Gives Blessing to Exorcist Conference|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
William Friedkin (The Exorcist) and Justin Lin (Fast Five) have been a couple of the names floating about.
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His apparently sincere desire to help me deal with my problems made his transition to Exorcist Bob all the more jarring.
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When I commented that he was surprisingly ecumenical for an exorcist, he smiled.
My $295 Skype Exorcism|Scott Bixby|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Father Taraborelli is a trained exorcist for the Rome diocese, and his work schedule is very busy.
Vatican and Pope Francis Seek New Demon Exorcists|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Diseases are attributed to supernatural agency; and the medicine-man, exorcist, or Ojha, is more priest than surgeon.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
The conjuration being thrice repeated, we are assured the spirit would rise and answer the exorcist's questions.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
The Hindoo exorcist tied his patient's hair in a knot, and then with a nail attached it to a tree.
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore|Charles Hardwick
At a place called Weinsberg lived a man named Justinus Kerner, who exercised the profession of an exorcist or expeller of devils.
Lola Montez|Edmund B. d'Auvergne
In the Roman Catholic Church exorcist is one of the inferior orders of the clergy.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various