Editing Exorcist (section)

{{Short description|Person who is believed to be able to cast out the devil or other demons}}
{{About|the person who performs exorcisms|the book|The Exorcist (novel){{!}}''The Exorcist'' (novel)|the film|The Exorcist{{!}}''The Exorcist''|other uses|Exorcist (disambiguation)}}
[[File:Father Theophilus... wrestled with Iowa devils.png|thumb|A portrait of Theophilus Riesinger taken for Time Magazine's 1936 issue on the Earling Exorcism. A caption below reads "Father Theophilus... wrestled with Iowa devils."]]
In some religions, an '''exorcist''' (from the Greek „ἐξορκιστής“) is a person who is believed to be able to [[exorcism|cast out]] the [[devil]] or  performs  the ridding of [[demon]]s or other supernatural beings who are alleged to have [[demonic possession|possessed]] a person, or (sometimes) a building or object. An exorcist can be a specially prepared or instructed person including: [[priest]], a [[nun]], a [[monk]], a [[witch doctor]] (healer), a [[shaman]], a [[psychic]] or a [[geomancy|geomancer]] ([[Feng shui]] - Chinese geomancy).