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

Thankfully, he still sat down and talked to me for a couple hours about his work as a filmmaker, author and spiritualist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023

He followed her in 1868 when she and her younger sister, Tennessee Claflin, moved to New York City to work as spiritualist healers.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling