exorcist
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- noun
- /ˈɛksɔːrsɪst/
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exorcista
- The priest asked an exorcist to help with the troubling presence in the old house.
- exorcist and healer
So me and another exorcist went with me to her home.
- So me and another exorcist went with me to her home.
- You either need a psychiatrist or exorcist. You must decide which one
- Days later, the youngest and last of the exorcists tried his luck.
- Well, that's to me as an exorcist, consistent with what you're telling me.
- God, me, you, that's what every exorcism is about, the exorcist, the supplicant, and God.
- Have I ever seen a child exorcist?
- I went and followed an exorcist and the exercise ease.
- Evoker, Exorcist, I guess Explorer, but like come on, really?
- It's like the exorcist mate, fucking spraying and I, it's lodged, sick, lodged.
Examples
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For a fortnight thereafter, Sita experienced a series of possessions, so her father-in-law called various exorcists.
Academic text (1990) -
Somebody better call an exorcist!
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When I was 13, my uncle told me he was an exorcist.
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You gotta calm down or I'll have to get the exorcist in here.
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One of the greatest exorcists of all time.
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You're the greatest exorcist in the world.
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Well, for starters, I'm not an exorcist.
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You need an exorcist.
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Call an exorcist.
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Father Dan Rihill, you're currently a Catholic priest as well as the exorcist of the Diocese of Nashville.
Synonyms
A person who uses ceremony and prayer to drive out evil spirits from people or places
Surface Forms
Morphology
exorcist = exorcise (transparent) = exorcise + ist
Formed by adding the agentive suffix '-ist' to 'exorcise', so the meaning 'a person who exorcises' is directly derived.
Etymology
Exorcist comes from Greek parts ex- meaning 'out' (like in exit) and horkos meaning 'oath' or 'sworn words'. So an exorcist is someone who uses strong spoken commands or rituals to send an evil spirit 'out', which is why today it means a person who drives out spirits.