Exorcist

Ex′or-cist

(-sĭst)

,

Noun.

[L.

exorcista

, Gr.

ἐξορκιστής

: cf. F.

exorciste

.]

1.

One who expels evil spirits by conjuration or exorcism.

Certain of the vagabond Jews,

exorcists

.

Acts xix. 13.

2.

A conjurer who can raise spirits.

[R.]

Thou, like an

exorcist

, hast conjured up
My mortified spirit.

Shakespeare

Exorcist

EX'ORCIST

,

Noun.

One who pretends to expel evil spirits by conjuration, prayers, and ceremonies. Acts.14.

exorcist

English

Noun

exorcist ‎(plural exorcists)

A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.

Translations

a person who practices exorcism

Catalan: exorcista m, f
French: exorciste (fr) m, f
German: Exorzist (de) m, Exorzistin (de) f, Geisterbeschwörer m, Geisterbeschwörerin f, Geisteraustreiber m, Geisteraustreiberin f, Geisterbanner m, Geisterbannerin f, Teufelsbanner m, Teufelsbannerin f
Italian: esorcista (it) m
Japanese: 破魔者 ‎(はましゃ, hamasha), 破魔師 ‎(はまし, hamashi)
Norman: d'senchorchéleux m
Kannada: ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕ (kn) ‎(māṃtrika)

Maori: kaipeiwairua
Polish: egzorcysta (pl) m
Portuguese: exorcista (pt)
Russian: экзорци́ст (ru) m ‎(ekzorcíst)
Serbo-Croatian: egzòrcist (sh) m
Spanish: exorcista (es) m, f
Turkish: üfürükçü (tr)
Volapük: (♂♀) sädiaban, (♂) hisädiaban, (♀) jisädiaban
Yiddish: באַשווערער m ‎(bashverer), אַרויסטרײַבער m ‎(aroystrayber)

Derived terms

exorcise

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EX'ORCIST

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