SPIRITUALISTIC Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

spiritualistic

adjective

Definition of spiritualistic

as in mystical

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And while that might sound mystical to visitors to Southeastern Connecticut, for young Americans desperately hoping for a good first job, there's nothing mystical about a bridge to nowhere.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Anne Lawrence-Mathers investigates Ars notoria, a (supposedly) mystical medieval manuscript.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Definition of mystical

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The paranormal investigators soon come across a disgraced Catholic priest who claims to be experiencing psychic visions of a missing FBI operative.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
Season 1 will be centered around DC bad guy Gorilla Grodd, who has psychic powers and other skills after his encounter with an alien spaceship.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of psychic

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The piece, inspired by the 12th-century polymathic mystic Saint Hildegard of Bingen, was skin-tinglingly breathy and slow, with long tones (played by Malone and her accompanist Stephen O’Malley) that rose up and swirled around the room.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Poetry of a Hindu mystic Kashmir gradually became a predominantly Muslim society after the Shah Mir dynasty came to power in the 14th century.

— Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

Definition of mystic

Adjective

That Dante lived during both the 13th and 14th centuries — and that Tosches’ movements as his novel’s protagonist take place at the start of the 21st century — means nothing in Schnabel’s meta-metaphysical realm.

— A.D. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026
The war on language is more metaphysical than just the policing of proper social justice terminology, Williams argues.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Definition of metaphysical

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The Shaman and the Showman also produces ParaConn, a paranormal convention that just did this year’s edition in Ansonia last month.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
In addition to serving famous faces like actors John Wayne and Johnny Depp, the hotel is notoriously host to paranormal activity.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026

Definition of paranormal

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