spiritualist

[ spir-i-choo-uh-list ]

noun

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

Other Words From

• anti·spirit·u·al·ist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spiritualist¹

First recorded in 1640–50; spiritual + -ist

Example Sentences

It’s an idea that’s been peddled by charlatans and spiritualists for centuries.

From MIT Technology Review

Hostetter and other activists have created a strange assemblage of yogis, “spiritualists,” business owners and conventional Republicans, harnessing the fear and anger of Orange County elites.

From Washington Post

She was more of a spiritualist, a New Age believer in the power of good and the mysteries of the universe.

From The Daily Beast

MacLaine, avid spiritualist and searcher, is comfortable with the unanswerable.

From The Daily Beast

Taking as my thesis, then, the question, Am I a Spiritualist?

From Project Gutenberg

In his old age he became an ardent spiritualist, much to my surprise and puzzlement, and he died in that faith.

From Project Gutenberg

The spiritualist declared that he was not himself, and retired with an air of displeasure from the table.

From Project Gutenberg

There are such, put in the spiritualist; for instance—crabs; they are very nervous, and are easily thrown into a cataleptic state.

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The spiritualist repeated and quickened his movements; the crab stretched itself as before.

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