exorcist

English

Etymology

From Middle French exorciste, from Latin exorcista, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκιστής (exorkistḗs).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪst/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛk.sɔɹˌsɪst/, /ˈɛk.sɚˌsɪst/

Noun

exorcist (plural exorcists)

A person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a masterful practitioner in purification and exorcism to force out evil spirits and/or demons from a living being.

Derived terms

exorcise

Translations

a person who practices exorcism

Arabic: رَاقٍ m (rāqin), رَاقِية f (rāqiya)
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Belarusian: экзарцыст m (ekzarcyst)
Catalan: exorcista m or f
Czech: exorcista m
Danish: eksorcist c, djævleuddriver c
Dutch: exorcist (nl) m, duivelbanner m, geestenbanner m
Finnish: manaaja (fi), eksorkisti (fi)
French: exorciste (fr) m or f
Galician: exorcista m or f
German: Exorzist (de) m, Exorzistin (de) f, Geisterbeschwörer m, Geisterbeschwörerin f, Geisteraustreiber m, Geisteraustreiberin f, Geisterbanner m, Geisterbannerin f, Teufelsbanner m, Teufelsbannerin f
Greek: εξορκιστής (el) m (exorkistís)
Ancient: ἐξορκιστής m (exorkistḗs)
Hindi: हाज़िराती (hāzirātī), ओझा (hi) (ojhā), दावती (dāvtī)
Hungarian: ördögűző (hu)
Icelandic: særingamaður m
Italian: esorcista (it) m
Japanese: 破魔者 (はましゃ, hamasha), 破魔師 (はまし, hamashi)
Kannada: ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕ (kn) (māntrika)
Korean: 구마 사제 (guma saje)
Latin: adiurator m
Maori: kaipeiwairua
Norman: d'senchorchéleux m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: eksorsist m

Nynorsk: eksorsist m
Polish: egzorcysta (pl) m
Portuguese: exorcista (pt)
Russian: экзорци́ст (ru) m (ekzorcíst)
Serbo-Croatian: egzòrcist (sh) m
Spanish: exorcista (es) m or f
Tangut: 𗄦 (*dźiẹj²)
Turkish: üfürükçü (tr)
Ukrainian: екзорцист m (ekzorcyst)
Volapük: (♂♀) sädiaban, (♂) hisädiaban, (♀) jisädiaban
Yiddish: באַשווערער m (bashverer), אַרויסטרײַבער m (aroystrayber)

Anagrams

excitors

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch exorcist, from Middle French exorciste, from Latin exorcista, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκιστής (exorkistḗs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.sɔrˈsɪst/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: exor‧cist
Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

exorcist m (plural exorcisten)

(religion) exorcist
Synonyms: duivelbanner, duivelbezweerder, duiveluitdrijver, geestenbanner, geestenbezweerder

Related terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exorcista.

Noun

exorcist m (plural exorciști)

exorcist

Declension

Declension of exorcist

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) exorcist	exorcistul	(niște) exorciști	exorciștii
genitive/dative	(unui) exorcist	exorcistului	(unor) exorciști	exorciștilor
vocative	exorcistule		exorciștilor

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