spiritualist
/'spiritjuəlist/
Definition
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.
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.
Adjective
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of or relating to or connected with spiritualism
Noun
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someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
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he consulted several mediums
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