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Spiritualist vs Spiritualism - What's the difference?

spiritualist | spiritualism |

Spiritualist is a derived term of spiritualism.


As nouns the difference between spiritualist and spiritualism

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

is pertaining to spiritualism; spiritualistic.

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.

    • 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