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exorcist

exor·cist

UK/ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪst/ US/ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsɪst/ uncommon

noun

1.

one the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church

2.

someone who practices exorcism

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Origin

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

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