exorcist
Americannoun
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a person who practices exorcism.
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Roman Catholic Church.
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a member of the second-ranking of the four minor orders.
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the order itself.
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Etymology
Origin of exorcist
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin exorcista < Greek exorkistḗs. See exorcism, -ist
Example Sentences
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"A bit like ghostbusting, that sort of thing, and a bit of an exorcist as well. Although, we don’t very often do the exorcism, certainly not of people."
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
“The Exorcism” starts from an instantly compelling premise: On the set of a horror movie about an exorcist, demons lurk.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
"The exorcist does not establish a particular formation during the rite... It is only necessary that he begin with the words 'Ecce crucem Domini,'" he wrote.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2023
As Segaloff details, in 2017 Friedkin made a documentary called “The Devil and Father Amorth,” in which he accompanies a real-life exorcist plying his trade on an Italian woman.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2023
I had expected us to root out the exorcist within the shuls and tenements of Maxwell Street, but Frankie surprised me by hailing a carriage that took us to Chicago’s outskirts.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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