exor-cist Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ex"or-cist noun
Etymology
L. exorcista, Gr. : cf. F. exorciste.
Definitions
  1. One who expels evil spirits by conjuration or exorcism.
    Certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists. Acts xix. 13.
  2. A conjurer who can raise spirits. R.
    Thou, like an exorcist, hast conjured up My mortified spirit. Shak.

Webster 1913