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be a spiritualist
表示身份或信仰
She claims to be a spiritualist.
她自称是一名唯灵论者。
唯灵论者；招魂术者；灵媒
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唯灵论者；招魂术者；灵媒
a person who believes in spiritualism, especially one who acts as a medium between the living and the dead
She claims to be a spiritualist.
她自称是一名唯灵论者。
仅关注精神事务的人；从事精神性工作的人员；教士
One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic.
唯心论者
One who maintains the philosophic doctrine of spiritualism.
从事招魂术的人；相信与死者沟通可能性的人；尝试与死者沟通的人
One who practises spiritism (a.k.a. spiritualism); a believer in the possibility of communication with the dead; one who attempts to communicate with the dead.
The spiritualist claimed she could communicate with the spirits of the dead.
那位唯灵论者声称她能跟死者的灵魂交流。
They hired a spiritualist to help them contact their late grandmother.
他们请了一位招魂术者来帮助他们联系已故的祖母。
In the novel, the young woman pretends to be a spiritualist to expose the fake medium.
在这部小说中，年轻女子假装成唯灵论者，目的是揭穿那个假灵媒。
表示身份或信仰
She claims to be a spiritualist.
她自称是一名唯灵论者。
表示寻求灵媒服务
They consulted a spiritualist to contact their deceased relative.
他们咨询了一位灵媒，以联系已故的亲属。
He is a spiritualist of the local paranormal society.
他是当地超自然协会的唯灵论者。
Not this
She is a very spiritualist person.
Use this
She is a very spiritual person.
在英语中，'spiritualist' 是名词，意为'招魂术者'或'唯灵论者'，不能用作形容词来修饰人。要表达'有灵性的'或'精神的'，应使用形容词'spiritual'。
Not this
Many spiritualist believe in ghosts.
Use this
Many spiritualists believe in ghosts.
'spiritualist' 是可数名词，复数形式为'spiritualists'。主语为复数时，名词必须使用复数形式。
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唯灵论教会
She attended a spiritualist church every Sunday.
她每个星期天都去唯灵论教会。
招魂术灵媒
The spiritualist medium claimed she could contact the dead.
这名招魂术灵媒自称能与死者沟通。
唯灵论运动
The spiritualist movement grew rapidly in the nineteenth century.
唯灵论运动在十九世纪迅速发展。
虔诚的唯灵论者
A devout spiritualist, she believed she could speak with her late husband.
作为一名虔诚的唯灵论者，她相信自己能与已故的丈夫交谈。
招魂术降神会
The family gathered for a spiritualist séance in the old parlor.
一家人聚在老客厅里举行招魂术降神会。
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把 spirit（灵魂/精神）和 -ist（人）连起来：整天谈灵魂、搞通灵的人 = spiritualist。
语域：neutral 常见场景：宗教与哲学讨论、超自然话题、历史叙述 spiritualist 作名词时通常指唯灵论者或相信能与死者沟通的人，多用于宗教、哲学或超自然话题；在正式和日常语境中都比较常见。
spiritualist 读作 /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəlɪst/。以上单词都以 -ist 结尾，发音为 /ɪst/，但没有一个与 spiritualist 完全押韵，因为重音和元音不同。-alist / -ualist 拼写与 spiritualist 的部分拼写相近，但读音要按各自的音标读。
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