Meanings
spiritist1
nounspiritist (plural spiritists)
plural spiritists
- Spiritualist.
People [with AIDS] who can afford it go to expensive private clinics. Those with little financial resources consult with bruxos, umbandists, spiritists, or they die at home.
1988 February 7, Ines Rieder, “Gay Murders in Brazil”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 1 - alternativeAlternative form of Spiritist.
Spiritist2
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
spiritist · noun
- Latinspīrō
- Latinspīritu
- Old Frenchespirit
- Middle Englishspirit
- Englishspirit
- Englishspiritist
Spiritist · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
- Latinspīrō
- Latinspīritu
- Old Frenchespirit
- Middle Englishspirit
- Englishspirit
- EnglishSpiritist
Translations
Catalan espiritista
- espiritistaone who believes in Spiritism
Finnish spiritisti
- spiritistione who believes in Spiritism
German Spiritist, Spiritistin
- Spiritistone who believes in Spiritism
- Spiritistinone who believes in Spiritism
Greek πνευματιστής
- πνευματιστής (pnevmatistís)one who believes in Spiritism
Portuguese espírita
- espíritaone who believes in Spiritism
Tagalog makabatlaya
- makabatlayaone who believes in Spiritism
Cite this entry
APA
spiritist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritist
MLA
“spiritist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiritist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritist.
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