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exorcist definition

ex·or·cist (-sist)

noun

  1. a person who exorcises
  2. R.C.Ch. a member of the second highest of the four former minor orders

Etymology: ME < LL exorcista < Gr exorcistēs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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