spiritualist

/'spiritjuəlist/

Thân thiện

A spiritualist medium holds a quiet session in a softly lit room.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A person who believes in or practices spiritualism: A spiritualist is someone who believes that the spirits of the dead can communicate with the living, often through a medium.
   • A medium; someone who serves as an intermediary: In specific contexts, a spiritualist can refer to a person who acts as a conduit for communication between the living and the dead.

2. Adjective:

   • Relating to spiritualism: Pertaining to the belief system or practices associated with communicating with spirits.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The spiritualist claimed she could relay messages from the other side.
  • In the 19th century, many spiritualists attended séances to contact deceased relatives.
• Adjective:
  • He held spiritualist beliefs that were uncommon in his community.
  • The meeting discussed various spiritualist philosophies.

Advanced Usage

• As a descriptor for practices: The term can describe activities or gatherings centered on this belief.
  • They organized a spiritualist circle every Thursday evening.

Variants and Related Words

• Spiritualism (n): The belief system or practice of communicating with the spirits of the dead.
  • Spiritualism was a popular movement in the Victorian era.
• Spiritualistic (adj): Another adjective form meaning relating to spiritualism.
  • The book explored spiritualistic phenomena.

Synonyms

• Medium: A person believed to communicate with spirits.
• Psychic: A person sensitive to non-physical or spiritual forces.
• Necromancer: (Archaic/literary) A person who practices magic involving communication with the dead.

Related Phrases

• Spiritualist church: A church or organization based on the principles of spiritualism.
  • She attends a spiritualist church downtown.
• Spiritualist meeting: A gathering for the purpose of spiritualist practice or discussion.
  • The spiritualist meeting featured a guest speaker on the afterlife.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to or connected with spiritualism

Noun

1. someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
   • he consulted several mediums

Từ đồng nghĩa

• spiritualistic
• medium
• sensitive