exorciser

noun

Definition of exorcisernext
as in medicine man

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  1. medicine man
  2. witch doctor
  3. prophet
  4. seer
Noun
  • After Nygren's speech, medicine man Lorenzo Max led the march, singing prayers and sharing ancestral stories.
    Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Iron Eyes, a 46-year-old lawyer and Indigenous rights activist, was 9 when a medicine man taught him traditions he’s maintained since, in the wake of the tribe’s annual sun dance ceremony at the park.
    Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
Definition of medicine man
Noun
  • While Keaton did not elaborate on the shrunken head room, the first film featured a scene in which Beetlejuice’s own head gets shrunk by a witch doctor who also shrunk the head of a hunter.
    Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
  • On the other chair was Sincere Seven, the 43-year-old master of this ceremony, who calls himself a multidimensional travel agent, spiritual tour guide, medicine man and witch doctor.
    John Carlisle, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2022
Definition of witch doctor
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  • Many Muslims consider depictions of prophets to be blasphemous.
    Reuters, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Something analogous to one of the Mormon prophets is going to be someone who saves America from civil war and disaster.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of prophet
Noun
  • Dating back to classical antiquity, the idea that a soothsayer can tell something about a person’s health, disposition, or destiny from the lines on their palm has long fascinated seers and scientists alike.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
  • That should be hard to pull off in a movie that doesn’t acknowledge the existence of Spider-Man, and yet Venom succeeds where Morbius and Madame Web—Jared Leto’s vampiric superhero and Dakota Johnson’s clairvoyant seer—stumble.
    James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of seer
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