What's the difference in a spiritualist and a spiritist?

Question

I went to a psychic one time..years ago..she said she wasn't a spiritist...she was a spiritualist.

Answer 1

My your inquisitive!  I thought they were about the same.  Spiritualist are more religion based,  spiritist are more cult like!?

Answer 2

I would say kimberly did her home work there and deserves best answer

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spir·it·ism      /ˈspɪrɪˌtɪzəm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[spir-i-tiz-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun the doctrine or practices of spiritualism.  

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[Origin: 1860–65; spirit + -ism]

—Related forms

spir·it·ist, noun

spir·it·is·tic, adjective

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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This spir·it·ism       (spÄ­r'Ä­-tÄ­z'əm)  Pronunciation Key  

n.  

The belief that the dead communicate with the living; spiritualism.

The practices or doctrines of those holding such a belief.

spir'it·ist n., spir'it·is'tic adj.



  



spir·it·u·al·ist      /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəlɪst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[spir-i-choo-uh-list] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun 1. an adherent of spiritualism.  

2. a person who is concerned with or insists on the spiritual side of things.  

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[Origin: 1640–50; spiritual + -ist]

  

This spir·i·tu·al·ism       (spÄ­r'Ä­-chōō-ə-lÄ­z'əm)  Pronunciation Key  

n.  

The belief that the dead communicate with the living, as through a medium.

The practices or doctrines of those holding such a belief.

A philosophy, doctrine, or religion emphasizing the spiritual aspect of being.

spir'i·tu·al·ist n., spir'i·tu·al·is'tic adj.



1852, "one who believes in the ability of the living to communicate with the dead via a medium," from spiritual (see spirit).

"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]

adjective

1.  of or relating to or connected with spiritualism [syn: spiritualistic]  

noun

1.  someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" [syn: medium]  

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