spiritist

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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  • While some pet psychics may use different approaches to communicate with an animal, MacKinnon prefers not to see a photo or video of a pet before a session.
    Athena Sobhan, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Future speakers will include psychics, energy healers and people who deal with spells and other otherworldly topics, Antico said.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
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“Spiritist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritist. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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