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Spiritualism vs Spiritualistic - What's the difference?

spiritualism | spiritualistic |

As a noun spiritualism

is a philosophic doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.

As an adjective spiritualistic is

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of spiritualism.

spiritualism

English

Noun

(-)
  • A philosophic doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.
  • A belief that the dead communicate with the living through a medium having special powers.
  • * R. H. Hutton
    • What is called spiritualism should, I think, be called a mental species of materialism.
  • The quality or state of being spiritual.

    • Derived terms

    * spiritualist

    spiritualistic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of spiritualism.