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Exorcist

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ex·or·cism  (ksôr-szm, -sr-)
n.
1. The act, practice, or ceremony of exorcising.
2. A formula used in exorcising.
exor·cist n.
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Noun1.exorcist - one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
Holy Order, Order - (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order"
2.exorcist - someone who practices exorcism
exorciser
necromancer, sorcerer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, wizard, magician - one who practices magic or sorcery


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Do you know that in my business you're an exorcist almost before anything else?
The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
"I would fain to France with my friends here," Alleyne answered; "but I am a man of peace--a reader, exorcist, acolyte, and clerk.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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