exorcist

noun

ex·​or·​cist

-sə̇st

plural -s

1

: one who exorcises or conjures evil spirits

2

a

: a member of a minor order in the early Christian church

b

: the second highest office of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church ranking immediately below that of acolyte

Word History

Etymology

Middle English exorciste, from Late Latin exorcista, from Greek exorkistēs, from exorkizein

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