exorcists

Definition of exorcistsnext
plural of exorcist

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcists
Noun
  • Researchers believe the structures served as elite burial sites for leaders, priests, or shamans, challenging earlier assumptions that Funnelbeaker societies were strictly egalitarian.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
  • By 1901, just seventeen years after contact with the outside world, shamans were cutting their hair, getting baptized, and taking Danish Christian names.
    Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Hale connects that story to another tale that took place in the same wilderness twenty years earlier—a story of a cult, brainwashing, teenage prophets, and murder.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Older Western societies are presented as inherently illiberal, to be contrasted unfavorably with the perfectly liberal society promised by the prophets of the progressive future.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The high-flying sequel to 2024's box office sensation earned five nominations in total — far fewer than many awards prognosticators had anticipated — but with both Erivo and her costar, Ariana Grande, in contention in acting categories.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Most years, the BAFTA nominations are a crucial insight for prognosticators into how Oscar nominations will shake down.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Exorcists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcists. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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