spiritualist
pronunciation
How to pronounce spiritualist in British English:
UK [ˈspɪrɪtʃuəlɪst]
How to pronounce spiritualist in American English:
US [ˈspɪrɪtʃuəlɪst]
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- Noun:
- someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or connected with spiritualism
Word Origin
- spiritualist (n.)
- 1852, "one who believes in the ability of the living to communicate with the dead via a medium," from spiritual + -ist (also see spirit (n.)). Earlier (1640s) "one with regard for spiritual things." Related Spiritualistic. Every two or three years the Americans have a paroxysm of humbug -- ... at the present time it is Spiritual-ism. [J.Dix, "Transatlantic Tracings," 1853]