exorciser

noun

Definition of exorcisernext
as in medicine man

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  1. medicine man
  2. witch doctor
  3. prophet
  4. seer
Noun
  • After Nygren's speech, medicine man Lorenzo Max led the march, singing prayers and sharing ancestral stories.
    Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Iron Eyes, a 46-year-old lawyer and Indigenous rights activist, was 9 when a medicine man taught him traditions he’s maintained since, in the wake of the tribe’s annual sun dance ceremony at the park.
    Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
Definition of medicine man
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  • While Keaton did not elaborate on the shrunken head room, the first film featured a scene in which Beetlejuice’s own head gets shrunk by a witch doctor who also shrunk the head of a hunter.
    Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
  • On the other chair was Sincere Seven, the 43-year-old master of this ceremony, who calls himself a multidimensional travel agent, spiritual tour guide, medicine man and witch doctor.
    John Carlisle, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2022
Definition of witch doctor
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  • In the end, the durability of their partnership may depend on Musk’s motives: What drove him to become a MAGA prophet in the first place?
    Simon Shuster, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Another about Harlan arguing with Ray Bradbury (America’s sweetest doomsday prophet) about Walt Disney and America and capitalism — the two of them shouting themselves hoarse for hours because neither would give up an inch of rhetorical ground.
    Jason Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of prophet
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  • All the great seers and philosophers say our daily life is an illusion.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Dating back to classical antiquity, the idea that a soothsayer can tell something about a person’s health, disposition, or destiny from the lines on their palm has long fascinated seers and scientists alike.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of seer
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