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ex•or•cist



Pronunciation: (ek'sôr-sist, -sur-), [key]
—n.
1. a person who practices exorcism.
2. Rom. Cath. Ch.
a. a member of the second-ranking of the four minor orders.
b. the order itself. Cf. acolyte (def. 2), lector (def. 2), ostiary (def. 1).

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