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exorciser

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Definition of exorciser

as in medicine man

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Authorities say Chasing Horse spent nearly 20 years abusing his position as a Lakota medicine man to take advantage of women and girls.

— Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
During his trial in January, prosecutors said the former actor weaponized his reputation as a Lakota medicine man, exploiting cultural traditions and spiritual beliefs to prey on Indigenous women and girls.

— Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of medicine man

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She’s set on turning a frog prince, Naveen, back into a human after he’s cursed by an evil voodoo witch doctor, Facilier.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 July 2026
Blacks were not treated by white doctors in all-white hospitals but were sent to inferior facilities to be treated by men who were little more than witch doctors.

— Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 3 May 2026

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Slater’s script follows an exorcist names Jefferson Haddock (Bacon), who is called into an isolated witness protection property to deal with a terrifying demon, accidentally unleashing a force that threatens to end him and everything around him.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Known for his command of ferocious demon-quelling deities, Zhenwu remains a popular deity in Daoist exorcist rituals in places such as Taiwan.

— Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

Definition of exorcist

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Also known as Umm Umara, the companion of prophet Muhammad took up arms at the Battle of Uhud.

— Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
This overarching label encompassed Anabaptists, Baptists, Brownists, Levelers, Antinomians, Presbyterians, Ranters and many of the highly individual prophets and seers of 1640s Britain.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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This overarching label encompassed Anabaptists, Baptists, Brownists, Levelers, Antinomians, Presbyterians, Ranters and many of the highly individual prophets and seers of 1640s Britain.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Not in seers, not in sibyls, not in spirits from the great beyond.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

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