US /ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsɪst/ UK /ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪst/
noun Freq #20816

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who performs rituals to drive out evil spirits.

    The family begged a priest to act as an exorcist for their troubled son.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person who performs... exorciser
Word family
Forms exorcists

Etymology

From Middle French exorciste, from Latin exorcista, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκιστής (exorkistḗs).

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