exorciser

Example Sentences

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The natural and indeed necessary complement to the priest as exorciser is the priest as the forecaster of the future.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

A Mass John Scott, minister of Peebles, is reported to have been the last renowned exorciser, and to have lost his life in a contest with an obstinate spirit.

From Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir

Night being a favorite time for the recital of the incantations, it was natural that the orb of night, the god Sin, should be added to the pantheon of the exorciser.

From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Jastrow, Morris

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

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