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Mentalist vs Spiritualist - What's the difference?

mentalist | spiritualist |

As adjectives the difference between mentalist and spiritualist

is that mentalist is of or relating to mentalism while spiritualist is pertaining to spiritualism; spiritualistic.

As nouns the difference between mentalist and spiritualist

is that mentalist is a practitioner of mentalism while spiritualist is one who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic.

mentalist

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to mentalism
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A practitioner of mentalism.
  • (slang) An insane person.
  • * I'm Alan Partridge'' (TV series), ''To Kill a Mocking Alan
  • Jed Maxwell: See you next week then. We'll have that pint.
    Alan Partridge: Yep.
    Jed Maxwell: ...go and see my brother.
    Alan Partridge: No way, you big spastic! You're a mentalist !

    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.