Noun: exorcist 'ek,sor,sist or ek-su-sist
- Someone who practices exorcism
"The exorcist claimed to rid the house of evil spirits";
- exorciser
- One of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
"In medieval times, the exorcist played a significant role in church rituals"
Derived forms: exorcists
Type of: Holy Order, magician, necromancer, Order, sorcerer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, wizard
Encyclopedia: Exorcist