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exorcist.

Noun
Horror
MEANING

A person who carries out a rite intended to expel a possessing or troubling spirit.

Use it for

a ritual specialist confronting supposed possession; a character authorized to perform expulsion rites; a role distinct from an ordinary priest

Words that belong together

  • summon an exorcist
  • an exorcist’s rite

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The exorcist asked who had first described the child’s distress as possession.
No sound followed the exorcist’s final command except the settling pipes.

Nearby words

practitioner of exorcism

Related words

exorcismritual practitionerexpulsion rite
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exorcist

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Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular exorcist; plural exorcists. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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