spiritualist

Meanings

• noun

  A person who believes in contacting the spirit world and communicating with the dead or with the higher powers, especially through a medium.

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Synonyms

medium , spiritist

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with spiritualist
materialist , paternalist , terralist , patriarchalist

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Variants

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spiritualism , spiritualisms , spiritualist , spiritualistic , spiritualists

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Etymology

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From the 19th century, from spiritual + -ist. A spiritualist is someone who believes in or practices spiritualism.

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Trivia

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1. The Fox Sisters, Kate and Margaret Fox, are considered the founders of modern spiritualism.

2. Spiritualism was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with many famous figures, including Mark Twain and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, being involved.

3. The term 'spiritualism' was coined in the 1840s by the Fox Sisters' older brother, Leander, who believed they were communicating with spirits.

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Related Concepts

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1. Medium: A person who is believed to be able to communicate with the dead or other spirits.

2. Seance: A gathering of people to attempt to communicate with the dead or other spirits.

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Culture

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Spiritualism is a belief system based on the belief that the dead continue to exist and can communicate with the living. It emerged in the late 19th century and gained widespread popularity in the early 20th century. Spiritualism has had a significant impact on literature, art, and music, with many works exploring themes of communication with the dead, the afterlife, and the supernatural.

How to Memorize "spiritualist"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person sitting in a dimly lit room, surrounded by other believers. Imagine them holding hands and focusing their energy to contact the spirit world.
   - Visualize a person communicating with a medium, receiving messages from the deceased.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'spiritualist' with the idea of communication with the dead.
   - Associate the word 'spiritualist' with the concept of the afterlife and the supernatural.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym S-P-I-R-I-T-U-A-L-I-S-T to remember the meaning: Spiritualist - A person who believes in communicating with the dead.
   - Create a mental image of a person in a seance, dressed in white, with a crystal ball or a Ouija board in front of them.

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