exorcist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsɪst/ (US)
- /ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪst/ (UK)
- /ˈɛk.sɚˌsɪst/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle French exorciste, from Latin exorcista, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκιστής (exorkistḗs).
Meanings
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A person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a practitioner in exorcism to force out evil spirits or demons from a living being.
There came, too, an exorcist to banish him. When he began his conjuration with his magic words, Hinzelmann was at first quite quiet, and did not let himself be heard at all, but when he was going to read the most powerful sentences against him, he snatched the book out of his hand, tore it to pieces, so that the leaves flew about the room, caught hold of the exorcist himself, and squeezed and scratched him till ran away frightened out of his wits.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 51:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exorcists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (55)
nrf d'senchorchéleux (a person who practices exorcism) · ja 破魔師 (a person who practices exorcism) · nl duivelbanner (a person who practices exorcism) · it esorcista (a person who practices exorcism) · is særingamaður (a person who practices exorcism) · nb eksorsist (a person who practices exorcism) · ca exorcista (a person who practices exorcism) · pt exorcista (a person who practices exorcism) · tr üfürükçü (a person who practices exorcism) · grc ἐξορκιστής (a person who practices exorcism) · da djævleuddriver (a person who practices exorcism) · de Teufelsbanner (a person who practices exorcism) · de Geisteraustreiber (a person who practices exorcism) · mi kaipeiwairua (a person who practices exorcism) · es exorcista (a person who practices exorcism) · txg 𗄦 (a person who practices exorcism) · gl exorcista (a person who practices exorcism) · la adiurator (a person who practices exorcism) · vo sädiaban (a person who practices exorcism) · el εξορκιστής (a person who practices exorcism) · yi באַשווערער (a person who practices exorcism) · ru экзорци́ст (a person who practices exorcism) · ta பேயோட்டி (a person who practices exorcism) · kn ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕ (a person who practices exorcism) · hi दावती (a person who practices exorcism) · fi manaaja (a person who practices exorcism) · de Geisterbeschwörerin (a person who practices exorcism) · be экзарцыст (a person who practices exorcism) · hi हाज़िराती (a person who practices exorcism) · fi eksorkisti (a person who practices exorcism) · pl egzorcysta (a person who practices exorcism) · uk екзорцист (a person who practices exorcism) · nl exorcist (a person who practices exorcism) · de Geisterbannerin (a person who practices exorcism) · vo hisädiaban (a person who practices exorcism) · nl geestenbanner (a person who practices exorcism) · fr exorciste (a person who practices exorcism) · nn eksorsist (a person who practices exorcism) · de Geisteraustreiberin (a person who practices exorcism) · ar رَاقِية (a person who practices exorcism) · de Geisterbanner (a person who practices exorcism) · ar رَاقٍ (a person who practices exorcism) · vo jisädiaban (a person who practices exorcism) · cs exorcista (a person who practices exorcism) · ko 구마 사제 (a person who practices exorcism) · de Exorzist (a person who practices exorcism) · da eksorcist (a person who practices exorcism) · de Teufelsbannerin (a person who practices exorcism) · ja 破魔者 (a person who practices exorcism) · yi אַרויסטרײַבער (a person who practices exorcism) · sh egzòrcist (a person who practices exorcism) · de Geisterbeschwörer (a person who practices exorcism) · de Exorzistin (a person who practices exorcism) · hu ördögűző (a person who practices exorcism) · hi ओझा (a person who practices exorcism)