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spiritualist (n.)

1852, "one who believes in the ability of the living to communicate with the dead via a medium," from spiritual + -ist (also see spirit (n.)). Earlier (1640s) "one with regard for spiritual things." Related Spiritualistic.

Every two or three years the Americans have a paroxysm of humbug — ... at the present time it is Spiritual-ism. [J.Dix, "Transatlantic Tracings," 1853]

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Definitions of spiritualist from WordNet
1
spiritualist (n.)
someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead;
Synonyms: medium / sensitive
2
spiritualist (adj.)
of or relating to or connected with spiritualism;
Synonyms: spiritualistic
From wordnet.princeton.edu