as in psychic
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
a 19th-century spiritist whose claims of communicating with spirits through rapping sounds were eventually debunked
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psychic
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Exhausting all resources, Cuellar has sought out six different psychics to locate Teddy.—
Olivia Cyrus
August 8,
Sacbee.com,
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This night market will feature crystals, plants, books, jewelry, oddities, curiosities and psychics.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Spiritist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritist. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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