exorciser
Example Sentences
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But the demons laughed the exorciser to scorn.
From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules
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
The section closes with the ordinary request of the exorciser to the victim: "Recite this incantation."
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
A shrill whistle was heard, and then another, and the police director laid his hand on the shoulder of the exorciser with the remark: "You are in custody."
From Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant by Maupassant, Guy de
The natural and indeed necessary complement to the priest as exorciser is the priest as the forecaster of the future.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris
