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spiritualist Synonyms
Another word for spiritualist
Choosing another word for spiritualist depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 3 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
• noun (Context 1)
A person who believes that the spirits of the dead can communicate with the living, or a medium who practices such communication.
Usage Example
"In the late nineteenth century, many grieving families consulted a medium in hopes of contacting lost loved ones."
Strong
medium
channeler
clairvoyant
psychic
Weak
necromancer
• adjective (Context 2)
Relating to or characteristic of spiritualism or spiritualists.
Usage Example
"She attended a spiritualistic church that emphasized healing and messages from the afterlife."
Strongest
spiritualistic
Strong
mediumistic
• noun (Context 3)
An adherent of the philosophical doctrine that all reality is fundamentally spiritual or immaterial in nature.
Usage Example
"As a philosophical immaterialist, he argued that consciousness cannot be reduced to mere physical processes in the brain."
Strong
immaterialist
idealist
Opposites of spiritualist
The opposite of spiritualist shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:
materialist
physicalist
materialistic
skeptic
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Spiritualist. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/spiritualist