exorcist

CEFRC1

/ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who performs rituals to drive away evil spirits.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a masterful practitioner in purification and exorcism to force out evil spirits and/or demons from a living being.

Examples

  • The Europeans hired an exorcist to cleanse their continent of demons.

  • He departed with the speed of a demon dismissed by the exorcist.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

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The village called for an blank to remove the curse from the old well.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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