exorcist

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
noun someone who practices exorcism

From Middle French exorciste, from Latin exorcista, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκιστής (exorkistḗs).

An acolyte stepped forward and touched the exorcist's white samite sleeve. — Changeling, and Other Stories, Donn Byrne
The Jewish exorcists[347] beaten by the devils, saying, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?" — Pascal's Pensées, Blaise Pascal
But the days of the exorcist are over now--there are no ghosts to lay, or only such as will not be laid. — The Cornwall Coast, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie) Salmon

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