exorciser

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A physician, according to the meaning of the old Sanscrit word, was the exorciser of disease, the man who fought with its demon.

From Myth and Science An Essay by Vignoli, Tito

In the county clerk's office in Charlestown, Jefferson county, West Virginia, can be seen the deed made by Livingstone and wife to Denis Cahill, the supposed exorciser of the fiend.

From The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country by Barry, Joseph

Agatha felt more like her own self; with her, the spirit of Nature was always an exorciser of internal demons; and Anne's conversation aided the beneficent work.

From Agatha's Husband A Novel by Crane, Walter

The exorciser would have no difficulty in threading his way through the complicated mass.

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