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

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

The individual having been bewitched by means of certain herbs concocted probably into potions, other herbs are prepared by the exorciser as an antidote.

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

He was at once the Devil and the Devil’s exorciser.

From La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Michelet, Jules