as in psychics
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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The 25 kilos of drugs were wrapped in packaging featuring the iconic gun-brandishing cartoon character, the Walton County Sheriff's Office said in a social media post, which included images of the cocaine.—
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Jimmy Swaggart, a televangelist and gospel singer whose fall from grace in the late 1980s made national headlines, has died, according to a social media post published by his ministry.—
Bob Smietana,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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“Spiritists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritists. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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