spiritualist

noun

Definition of spiritualistnext
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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“Spiritualist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritualist. Accessed 5 Feb. 2023.

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