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spir⋅it⋅u⋅al⋅ist

[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.

Origin:
1640–50; spiritual + -ist
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spir·i·tu·al·ism   (spĭr'ĭ-chōō-ə-lĭz'əm)   
n.  
    1. The belief that the dead communicate with the living, as through a medium.

    2. The practices or doctrines of those holding such a belief.

  1. A philosophy, doctrine, or religion emphasizing the spiritual aspect of being.

spir'i·tu·al·ist n., spir'i·tu·al·is'tic adj.
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