as in psychic
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
the spiritualist claims merely to be the agency through which the spirit—or "control"—conveys its messages to the living
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Recent Examples of spiritualist
For those of our listeners who might be watching The Gilded Age, there’s a spiritualist moment where the character, played by Cynthia Nixon, is trying to contact her late husband.
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Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Fortunately, Una knows a Vulcan spiritualist who lives nearby.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Fortunately, Una knows a Vulcan spiritualist who lives nearby.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
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psychic
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The town, about 25 miles southwest of Daytona Beach, Florida, is home to mediums, psychics and healers, many practicing out of their homes.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Think past life regression meditations, tarot and oracle card readings, and even sessions with psychics.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Spiritualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritualist. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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