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.
Other Word Forms
- antispiritualist noun
Etymology
Origin of spiritualist
Example Sentences
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From séances to spiritualist mediums, similar practices have existed for centuries.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
A spiritualist, newspaper publisher and political activist, Woodhull defied social convention in nearly every aspect of her eventful life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 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
She was also a spiritualist, like many in her circle, and conducted séances.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024
Even Alfred Russel Wallace, the naturalist who had also come up with the theory of natural selection, was a spiritualist, now working on a book that would be published soon—Miracles and Modem Spiritualism.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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