exorciser
Example Sentences
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To prescribe the formula to be used to the one appealing for help, is the special function of the priest acting as exorciser.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
With the function of prophecy they combined the office of physician or rather of exorciser.
From The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II by Frazer, James George, Sir
A shrill whistle was heard, and then another, and the police director laid his hand on the shoulder of the exorciser accompanied with the remark:— "You are in custody."
From Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories by Hawthorne, Julian
Agatha felt more like her own self; with her, the spirit of Nature was always an exorciser of internal demons; and Anne's conversation aided the beneficent work.
From Agatha's Husband A Novel by Crane, Walter
In these tragi-comedies the exorciser represented God, or at any rate the Archangel, overthrowing the dragon.
From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules
