exorciser

Example Sentences

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It is interesting to note that the woman appears as the exorciser of the disease.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

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

There is no place for ghostly foxes in the beautiful nature-world revealed by new studies to the new generation The omnipotent exorciser and reformer is the Kodomo.

From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series by Hearn, Lafcadio

In this way the exorciser proceeds to enumerate an exceedingly long list of sins—no less than one hundred—most of which are ethical misdemeanors, while others are merely ceremonial transgressions.

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 accompanied with the remark:— "You are in custody."

From Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories by Hawthorne, Julian