spiritualist
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
spiritualist (plural spiritualists)
- One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic.
- (philosophy) One who maintains the philosophic doctrine of spiritualism.
- 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.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
one who professes a regard for spiritual things only
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philosophy: one who maintains the doctrine of spiritualism
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one who communicates with the dead
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Adjective edit
spiritualist (comparative more spiritualist, superlative most spiritualist)
- Pertaining to spiritualism; spiritualistic.
Translations edit
pertaining to spiritualism
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Probably borrowed. Equivalent to spiritueel + -ist.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spiritualist m (plural spiritualisten)
- (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 edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French spiritualiste.
Noun edit
spiritualist m (plural spiritualiști)
Declension edit
Declension of spiritualist
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) spiritualist | spiritualistul | (niște) spiritualiști | spiritualiștii |
genitive/dative | (unui) spiritualist | spiritualistului | (unor) spiritualiști | spiritualiștilor |
vocative | spiritualistule | spiritualiștilor |