spiritualist
Americannoun
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an adherent of spiritualism.
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a person who is concerned with or insists on the spiritual side of things.
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In rebellions that occurred in New York, Richmond and Charleston between 1712 and 1822, “African spiritualist presences” influenced participants who believed themselves to possess supernatural protection from harm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
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
Most expensive: “An album of rare spirit photos taken during seances by William Walker of the Crewe Circle, a well-known spiritualist group in the early 1900s. They were around $14,000.”
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
According to reports, Orme had been living in India for more than a decade, and had met and befriended Stephens, a spiritualist who hailed from Lucknow city.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2024
It reminds her so much of consoling her old spiritualist clients that she is surprised when she is thanked by name.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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