Thesaurus results for EXORCIST

exorcist

noun

as in seer

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Recent Examples of exorcist The public pressure succeeded, and Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger — who would later become Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 — assigned an exorcist to the Smurl case. —

Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026 Since some of the faithful, especially during their first exorcisms, are rather agitated by the evil one and not infrequently thrown to the ground, the exorcist has to be sure that, in case the floor is not made of wood, under the chair of the faithful there is a good carpet. —

Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 That's spot-on here, with Anthony Hopkins' intense performance as a Welsh Jesuit exorcist. —

Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025 Director Antonio Negret’s affecting horror movie comes with a blistering message about the soul-crushing corruption of unwanted Christian conversion and packs a punch as controlling mom Candice (Sarah Canning) summons an exorcist to expunge the devil inside her son Elliot (Jett Klyne). —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Every now and again, Monica, as much savvy therapist as all-knowing seer, interrupts Jean’s first-person account to offer guidance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Among these items is garlic, known in Persian as seer, which traditionally symbolizes protection against illness but can also broadly represent protection against harm.

— Armin Pazooki, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026