exorcist

/'eksɔ:sist/

Thân thiện

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who performs exorcisms: An exorcist is someone who practices the ritual of expelling or attempting to expel a supposed evil spirit from a person or place.
   • A historical clerical order: In the unreformed Western Church, an exorcist was one of the minor orders leading to priesthood, a role that is now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The family called an exorcist to help their possessed child.
  • In the film, the exorcist used prayers and holy water to confront the demon.
  • Historically, a man would be ordained as an exorcist before becoming a deacon.

Advanced Usage

• "to play the exorcist": to take on the role of someone who drives out negative influences, used metaphorically.
  • The new manager had to play the exorcist to rid the department of its toxic culture.

Variants and Related Words

• Exorcise (verb): To drive out an evil spirit from a person or place.
  • The priest sought to exorcise the demon.
• Exorcism (noun): The ritual act of driving out an evil spirit.
  • The exorcism was a long and difficult ceremony.

Synonyms

• Demonologist: A person who studies demons; sometimes overlaps in function.
• Spiritual cleanser: A more general, modern term for someone who performs cleansing rituals.

Related Phrases

• To perform an exorcism: The specific action carried out by an exorcist.
  • Only a trained priest is authorized to perform an exorcism.

Related Idioms

• A battle worthy of an exorcist: Used to describe an extremely difficult struggle against a pervasive negative force.
  • Cleaning that old basement was a battle worthy of an exorcist.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• exorciser