spiritualist

American  

[spir-i-choo-uh-list] / ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu ə lɪst /

noun

1. an adherent of spiritualism.

2. a person who is concerned with or insists on the spiritual side of things.

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Other Word Forms

• antispiritualist noun

Etymology

Origin of spiritualist

First recorded in 1640–50; spiritual + -ist

Example Sentences

From séances to spiritualist mediums, similar practices have existed for centuries.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

The image of Ginsberg that vividly emerges is that of an angry, bushily bearded man, polemicizing about corporations and the Times’s malign influence, and often breaking out in spiritualist chanting, all to Hujar’s profound disinterest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Sennott has dropped the spiritualist concept of the Saturn return in many interviews to describe her show’s central theme.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

This spiritualist, played to turbulent perfection by Janet Greaves, knows how to put on a show.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Weeks passed and he forgot all about the Friday spiritualist sessions with his mother and the three Mora sisters, and did not even notice that Amanda had stopped coming to the house.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende