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spiritist

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of spiritist

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
Synonyms of spiritist

channel, channeler, medium, psychic, spiritualist
Words Related to spiritist

clairvoyant

mentalist, mind reader, telepath

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