SPIRITUALIST

spiritualistic, spiritualist

(adjective) of or relating to or connected with spiritualism

medium, spiritualist, sensitive

(noun) someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; “he consulted several mediums”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spiritualist (plural spiritualists)

One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic.

(philosophy) One who maintains the philosophic doctrine of spiritualism.

(spiritism) One who practises spiritism (a.k.a. spiritualism); a believer in the possibility of communication with the dead; one who attempts to communicate with the dead.

Synonyms

• medium

• spiritist

Adjective

spiritualist (comparative more spiritualist, superlative most spiritualist)

Pertaining to spiritualism; spiritualistic.

Source: Wiktionary


Spir"it*u*al*ist, n.

1. One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic.

2. One who maintains the doctrine of spiritualism.

3. One who believes in direct intercourse with departed spirits, through the agency of persons commonly called mediums, by means of physical phenomena; one who attempts to maintain such intercourse; a spiritist.

Spir"it*u*al*ist, a.

Definition: Spiritualistic. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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