spiritism
noun
the doctrine or practices of spiritualism.
spiritist
-
a word derived from
spiritism.
Example Sentences
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This paper, while it contained nothing new, made a distinction, sharply sustained by later speakers, between psychic research and the spiritist movement.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chico Xavier, the leading Brazilian spiritist writer, has taken part in many TV programs and his appearances were sedate and dignified.
From Time Magazine Archive
Psychic research was described by Sir Arthur as "a sort of super-materialism;" the spiritist movement as an effort "to support Faith by actual, provable fact."
From Time Magazine Archive
A spiritist kept newspaper readers diverted with "messages" from a Martian woman, one "Gomaruru."
From Time Magazine Archive
She must’ve fought to believe that she was a normal person, just like everyone else, and not a gifted spiritist, linked to a legacy of magic.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
