exorcists
Spirit removal specialists
Exorcists are people who perform exorcisms—rituals intended to expel demons or evil spirits from possessed persons, places, or objects.
The role exists across many religious traditions, though Catholic exorcists are perhaps most familiar from popular culture.
The priest trained as an exorcist for years before his first case.
Figuratively, anyone who helps purge unwanted influences might be called an exorcist.
Ordained religious leaders
- demonsMalevolent supernatural beings
- possessionState of owning
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- holy waterSacramental liquid for blessings
crucifixes · deliverance · clergy · bishops · Vatican · Catholic · incantations · prayers
Spiritual healers and intermediaries
- healersThose who treat ailments
- medicine menTraditional indigenous healers
- curanderosTraditional spiritual healers
- mediumsThose who contact spirits
witch doctors · jinn · dybbuk · ayahuasca · cleansing ceremonies · ancestral spirits · spiritual warfare · traditional healers
Extreme fear or disgust
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- jump scaresSudden frightening moments
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
- sequelsNarrative continuations
franchise · special effects · contortions · levitation · paranormal · thriller · prosthetics · box office
Emperor who embraced Christianity
- GhostbustersFictional spirit-catching squad
- protagonistsCentral figures in narratives
- huntersPursuers of prey
- investigatorsThose who examine facts
priests
Ordained religious leaders
- demonsMalevolent supernatural beings
- possessionState of owning
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
holy water · crucifixes · deliverance · clergy · bishops · Vatican · Catholic · incantations · prayers · blessings
shamans
Spiritual healers and intermediaries
- healersThose who treat ailments
- medicine menTraditional indigenous healers
- curanderosTraditional spiritual healers
mediums · witch doctors · jinn · dybbuk · ayahuasca · cleansing ceremonies · ancestral spirits · spiritual warfare · traditional healers
horror
Extreme fear or disgust
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- jump scaresSudden frightening moments
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
sequels · franchise · special effects · contortions · levitation · paranormal · thriller · prosthetics · box office · screenwriters
Constantine
Emperor who embraced Christianity
- GhostbustersFictional spirit-catching squad
- protagonistsCentral figures in narratives
- huntersPursuers of prey
- healersnurse, doctor, physician, surgeon, medic
- TaoismTao, Taoism, Daoism, Laozi, Lao Tzu
- faith healingfaith healing, faith healers, faith healer, divine healing, healing prayer
- holy peoplesaint, saints, prophet, holy men, martyr
- Catholic mysticismstigmata, visions, ecstasy, mystics, incorruptibility
exorcistssummoners
Those who invoke presence
conjurers · necromancers · black magicians · Satanists · demonologists
exorcistsdemons
Malevolent supernatural beings
evil spirits · devils · Satanists · unclean spirits · Satan
- The ExorcistSeminal possession horror film
exorcise, exorcism, exorcist, exorcisms, exorcised, exorcising