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Diviner vs Spiritualist - What's the difference?

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Diviner is a related term of spiritualist.


As nouns the difference between diviner and spiritualist

is that diviner is one who foretells the future while spiritualist is one who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic.

As an adjective spiritualist is

pertaining to spiritualism; spiritualistic.

diviner

English

Alternative forms

* devynour, divinour (qualifier); divinor (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who foretells the future.
  • One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.

    • Synonyms

    * (one who foretells the future) foreteller, fortune-teller, prophet, seer, soothsayer * (one who searches for underground water) water diviner, dowser

    Derived terms

    * diviner's sage * water diviner

    Related terms

    * see divine

    Anagrams

    * ----

    spiritualist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic.
  • (philosophy) One who maintains the doctrine of spiritualism.
  • (spiritualism) One who practises spiritualism; a believer in the possibility of communication with the dead; one who attempts to communicate with the dead.

    • Synonyms

    * medium * spiritist

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to spiritualism; spiritualistic.