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spiritualist

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

Someone who practises spiritism.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

spihrihchuhwuhlist

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈspɪɹɪtʃəwəlɪst

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. One who practises spiritism (a.k.a. spiritualism); a believer in the possibility of communication with the dead; one who attempts to communicate with the dead.

  2. philosophy

    One who maintains the philosophic doctrine of spiritualism.

  3. One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to or connected with spiritualism

  2. Pertaining to spiritualism; spiritualistic.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C2 · Proficient (estimated)

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: One who practises spiritism (a.k.a. spiritualism); a believer in the possibility of communication with the dead; one who attempts to communicate with the dead.

Used this way, spiritualist is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Adherent

spiritualist church

Relating

national spiritualistamerican spiritualistchristian spiritualist

Other combinations

spiritualist movementspiritualist associationspiritualist mediumspiritualist philosophy

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • spiritualitynounDerived noun

    Property or income owned by a church.

  • spiritualismnounDerived noun · specialist

    Any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God.

  • spirituallyadverbDerived adverb

    In a spiritual manner.

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