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spiritualistic

adjective

Definition of spiritualisticnext
as in mystical

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiritualistic
  1. mystical
  2. psychic
  3. mystic
  4. metaphysical
  5. paranormal
Adjective
  • Her mystical encounters with the divine through the natural world are reminiscent of poets like Gerard Manley Hopkins, Wendell Berry and Mary Oliver.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Streep is voicing Aslan, the mythical lion who creates the mystical world of Narnia.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of mystical
Adjective
  • We’re not immersed in any of the procedural’s dangers, its uncertainties, its suspense, its psychic toll.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • For all of the stories of healing and awakening, psychedelics also can engender another archive of spiritual life — terror, confusion, nihilism, and psychic collapse.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of psychic
Adjective
  • Rumi is also the name of a very famous 13th-century Persian poet and mystic.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The mystic whine of Christine Ott and Mathieu Gabry’s score carries us into a hidden world of ancient Thai deities living inside the mountain’s caves and tunnels.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of mystic
Adjective
  • Dürrenmatt is more focused on moral than metaphysical questions.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • More recently, Reid was a series regular on Prime Video’s metaphysical Western drama Outer Range opposite Josh Brolin and Imogen Poots.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of metaphysical
Adjective
  • Buckle up for Seven of Nine exploring a remote cluster of uncanny exoplanets, strange alien artifacts, long lost civilizations, and trippy paranormal anomalies.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • And the original Control taught gamers about brutalist architecture by taking place entirely within The Oldest House, an impossibly ever-shifting building home to government agents investigating paranormal threats.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of paranormal
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“Spiritualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritualistic. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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