# exorcist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪst/ · frequency rank #31,168

## Definitions
1. A person, especially a priest or priestess, who is a masterful practitioner in purification and exorcism to force out evil spirits and/or demons from a living being.

## Etymology
From Middle French exorciste, from Latin exorcista, from Ancient Greek ἐξορκιστής (exorkistḗs).

## Easily confused with
- **exercise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exercise-vs-exorcist)
- **exorcism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exorcism-vs-exorcist)

## Common misspellings (12)
`eoxrcist`, `exocrist`, `exorccist`, `exorcisst`, `exorcistt`, `exorcits`, `exorcsit`, `exoricst`, `exorrcist`, `exrocist`, `exxorcist`, `xeorcist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exorcist