spiritualistic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiritualistic
Adjective
  • Smith’s ever-present sense of destiny, her mystical optimism, and her penchant for rebellion make for reminiscences that can sound at once bombastic and humble, half-invented and visceral.
    Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Nikki Van De Car is a blogger, mother, writer, crafter, and lover of all things mystical.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • By 1974, though, many women had already discarded those notions as instruments of domination, psychic equivalents of the whalebone corset.
    James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • If your story involves cloning, time travel, psychic powers, fine.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Helena, meanwhile, was supposedly a mystic receiving directions from spiritual masters hidden in the Himalayas.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This was the danger Madison considered — that mystic memory would falsely elevate the Constitution.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Beverly, a waitress who had another daughter and then a son in the two years after Smith was born (and eventually one more daughter), had little time for her eldest’s metaphysical ponderings.
    Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The film follows a young couple (Qualley and Starkey), who inherit a farm in rural Arkansas and must conquer the demons, both physical and metaphysical, that haunt its legacy.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The site became overcrowded and used controversial treatments such as electroshock and insulin coma therapy, according to local reports, and since its abandonment, many visitors report paranormal activity in the former ward buildings.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Lutzes' story has been the subject of much debate, especially given the fact that the next family to take over the house, James and Barbara Cromarty, lived in the house for a decade without any paranormal occurrences.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Spiritualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritualistic. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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