SPIRITUALISTIC Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

spiritualistic

adjective

Definition of spiritualistic

as in mystical

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However, the allure to this is far beyond this mystical appeal.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
The north of England has always had a mystical rock’n’roll landscape all of its own, and while Liverpool will always have The Beatles, Manchester — less than an hour’s drive away — will forever be the thinking muso’s mecca.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of mystical

Adjective

Season 1 will center on DC bad guy Gorilla Grodd, who gains psychic powers and other abilities after an encounter with an alien spaceship.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2026
The targets run from psychic con artists and exploitative spiritual leaders to doomsday cults.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of psychic

Adjective

What’s more, even without steering, the bots were prone to mystic ruminations.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Take The Night Veils, for example, which seeks to capture the spirit of the night through fragrances that can best be described as primal and mystic.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of mystic

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In both films, everything comes in threes, the incessant crosscutting is accorded a flashy metaphysical weight, and time itself is manipulated, distorted, and rearranged to the point of meaninglessness.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
Conference-goers are here to sample and peruse the shifting practices of the nation’s market for metaphysical beliefs.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of metaphysical

Adjective

But less well-known is Pennsylvania's very own paranormal pal, the squonk, which first made its debut in lumbermen's legends in the early 1900s.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
The cities with the most paranormal sightings are in Texas, with Austin reporting 115, while Dallas had 64 and Houston had 48.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of paranormal

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