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English
Etymology
spiritual + -ist
Noun
spiritualist (plural spiritualists)
- One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic.
- (philosophy) One who maintains the philosophic doctrine of spiritualism.
- One who practises spiritism (a.k.a. spiritualism); a believer in the possibility of communication with the dead; one who attempts to communicate with the dead.
Synonyms
Translations
one who professes a regard for spiritual things only
philosophy: one who maintains the doctrine of spiritualism
one who communicates with the dead
Adjective
spiritualist (comparative more spiritualist, superlative most spiritualist)
- Pertaining to spiritualism; spiritualistic.
Translations
pertaining to spiritualism
Dutch
Etymology
Probably borrowed. Equivalent to spiritueel + -ist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌspi.ri.ty.aːˈlɪst/
- Hyphenation: spi‧ri‧tu‧a‧list
Noun
spiritualist m (plural spiritualisten)
- (historical, Christianity) Spiritualist (dissident Christian stressing communion with the Holy Spirit and moral improvement through sanctification while rejecting the outwardly church, without necessarily separating from the Roman Catholic Church)
Derived terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French spiritualiste.
Noun
spiritualist m (plural spiritualiști)
- spiritualist
Declension
Declension of spiritualist