'spiritualist

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spiritualism (ˈspɪrɪtjʊəˌlɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the belief that the disembodied spirits of the dead, surviving in another world, can communicate with the living in this world, esp through mediums
2.  the doctrines and practices associated with this belief
3.  philosophy the belief that because reality is to some extent immaterial it is therefore spiritual
4.  any doctrine (in philosophy, religion, etc) that prefers the spiritual to the material
5.  the condition or quality of being spiritual
 
'spiritualist
 
n
 
spiritua'listic
 
adj

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