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Exorcist logo #10101) Curer of the demon-possessed 2) Demon dispeller 3) Demon eradicator 4) Dispossessor 5) Holy order 6) Order
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Exorcist logo #10101) Exorciser
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Exorcist logo #21000 In some religions, an exorcist is a person who is believed to be able to cast out the devil or other demons. A priest, a nun, a monk, a healer, a shaman or other specially prepared or instructed person can be an exorcist. An exorcist is a person who performs the ridding of demons or other supernatural beings who are alleged to have possessed a per...
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Exorcist logo #21002• (n.) A conjurer who can raise spirits. • (n.) One who expels evil spirits by conjuration or exorcism.
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exorcist logo #21003(from the article `holy order`) ...in the ordained ministry of some of the Christian churches, comprising at various times the major orders of bishop, priest, deacon, and subdeacon ... ...era, the power of exorcism was considered a special gift that might be bestowed on anyone, lay or cleric. About 250, however, there appeared a ... ...
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Exorcist logo #20972Ex'or·cist (-sĭst) noun [ Latin exorcista , Greek 'exorkisth`s : confer French exorciste .] 1. One who expels evil spirits by conjuration or exorcism. « Certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists Acts xix. 13. 2. A conjurer...
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exorcist logo #20400[n] - someone who practices exorcism
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exorcist logo #21009exorcist, exorcists 1. In general, any one who exorcises or professes to exorcise demons, in particular, someone who is ordained by a Catholic bishop for this office. 2. A person who forces an evil spirit to leave someone, or a place, by using prayers or magic. 3. Someone who removes the bad effects of a frightening or upsetting event: 'The exorc...
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exorcist logo #20974exorciser noun someone who practices exorcism
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exorcist logo #21199a person who practices exorcism. · · a member of the second-ranking of the four minor orders. · the order itself. Cf. acolyte (def. 2),lector(def. 2),ostiary(def. 1).
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