spiritualist

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. 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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  • While ferrying Camila from playdates to pet psychics, Issa realizes the dog’s bark is worse than her bite—much like Camila’s attractive, yet reclusive owner, Theo (Famous in Love’s Carter Jenkins).
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Willing to try anything, Mary began speaking to alleged psychics.
    Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Spiritualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritualist. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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