spiritualist

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English

Etymology

From spiritual +‎ -ist.

Noun

spiritualist (plural spiritualists)

  1. One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic.
  2. (philosophy) One who maintains the philosophic doctrine of spiritualism.
  3. 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.

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Adjective

spiritualist (comparative more spiritualist, superlative most spiritualist)

  1. Pertaining to spiritualism; spiritualistic.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed. Equivalent to spiritueel +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌspi.ri.ty.aːˈlɪst/
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  • Hyphenation: spi‧ri‧tu‧a‧list

Noun

spiritualist m (plural spiritualisten)

  1. (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)

  1. spiritualist

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative spiritualist spiritualistul spiritualiști spiritualiștii
genitive-dative spiritualist spiritualistului spiritualiști spiritualiștilor
vocative spiritualistule spiritualiștilor