exorcist

• شخص يقوم بإخراج الأرواح الشريرة أو الشياطين من شخص أو مكان عبر الطقوس الدينية؛ كما يشير تاريخيًا إلى عضو في رتبة كنسية صغرى في الكنيسة الغربية كان يُعنى بهذا الأمر، وقد أصبحت هذه الرتبة مهجورة إلى حد كبير.

A person who performs exorcisms; also historically refers to a member of a minor order in the Western Church, now largely suppressed.

1. Religious practitionerB2formal

   A person who performs exorcism, the act of driving out evil spirits from a person or place through religious rituals.

   طارد الأرواح الشريرة

   • The exorcist performed the ritual to cleanse the house.
   • Many people believe an exorcist can help with spiritual disturbances.
   • The church appointed a new exorcist for the diocese.

   المرادفاتexorciser

2. Historical minor orderC2formalbritish

   A member of a minor order in the unreformed Western Church, now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church.

   المُخرِج (رتبة تاريخية)

   • In medieval times, an exorcist was one of the minor orders.
   • The role of the exorcist was suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church.
   • Historical records mention the exorcist as a clerical rank.