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Recent Examples of exorcist
That sentiment was echoed by Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, formerly an exorcist with the Archdiocese of Washington.
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Krysta Fauria, Fortune, 12 June 2026
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC, has removed a priest as an exorcist and cut ties with the priest's nonprofit organization over comments the priest made about UFOs and demons.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 June 2026
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
Krysta Fauria, Fortune, 12 June 2026
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC, has removed a priest as an exorcist and cut ties with the priest's nonprofit organization over comments the priest made about UFOs and demons.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcist
Noun
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Agnes is both a seer and healer, preparing natural remedies for the townsfolk to help with ailments and sickness.—
Nathan Smith,
Time,
26 Nov. 2025
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The book spans more than six decades and charts the rise of Malone, 84, from an engineering background to his current status as billionaire and media industry seer.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The twice-weekly two-hour temazcal experience, led by a local Mayan shaman, guides participants through an ancestral purification ritual focused on physical and spiritual detoxification.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The shamans gathered by the sea on Herradura Beach in the Chorrillos district in Lima, Peru's capital, holding up posters of the two candidates.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
Noun
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After a soothsayer predicts that theater's future combines singing, drama and dancing, the duo begins to write the first-ever musical.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
6 June 2025
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Mamet emphasizes the vernacular like a theatrical soothsayer while Zahler visualizes violence to clarify circumstance and character.—
Armond White,
National Review,
14 May 2025
Noun
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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Questions like these have been asked of diviners around the world throughout history—and still are today.—
Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The most savvy prophet of this new reality may be Markiplier himself.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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The siblings had been brainwashed, abused and groomed while growing up in a cult led by Bernie Hoffman, an apocalyptic preacher and false prophet known to the world as Tony Alamo.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Japan’s most famous fortune-teller, Kazuko Hosoki, once held the nation in her thrall.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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Treating the series like a mere fortune-teller cheapens its actual vision.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Webber said that groups, called krewes, organize parades and distribute beads featuring characters such as kings and witch doctors.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Her grandmother, who raised Peacock and whom the nonprofit is named after, refused cultural practices that called for her granddaughter be taken to a witch doctor to be cured.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
Journal Sentinel,
28 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Vampyr focuses on a young man and occultist (Nicolas de Gunzburg) who attempts to free a French village from the curse of a bloodthirsty fiend.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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He was given a chance to do a try-out performance, which was promptly ruled occultist.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Exorcist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcist. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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