spiritualist

[ spir-i-choo-uh-list ]

noun

1. an adherent of spiritualism.
2. a person who is concerned with or insists on the spiritual side of things.

Other Words From

• anti·spirit·u·al·ist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spiritualist¹

First recorded in 1640–50; spiritual + -ist

Example Sentences

A few years after legendary magician Harry Houdini crusaded against spiritualists and mediums, spook shows started popping up throughout North America and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times

She was also a spiritualist, like many in her circle, and conducted séances.

From Los Angeles Times

According to reports, Orme had been living in India for more than a decade, and had met and befriended Stephens, a spiritualist who hailed from Lucknow city.

From BBC

When I reached out to scientists and spiritualists, both had mixed feelings about the moon’s “trendiness.”

From Los Angeles Times

The place was populated by Marxists and anarchists, “churchmen and agnostics, freethinkers, Darwinists and spiritualists … and dress reform cranks.”

From Los Angeles Times