Word · Frequency #27975
spiritualist
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
- 1.
One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic.
仅关注精神事务的人；从事精神性工作的人员；教士
- 2.
One who maintains the philosophic doctrine of spiritualism.
唯心论者
- 3.
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.
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
仅关注精神事务的人；从事精神性工作的人员；教士；唯心论者；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；唯灵论者；迷信招魂术者
In use
The spiritualist claimed she could communicate with the spirits of the dead.
They hired a spiritualist to help them contact their late grandmother.
In the novel, the young woman pretends to be a spiritualist to expose the fake medium.
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。
consult a spiritualist
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。
spiritualist + of + organization
Connections
Collocations
- spiritualist church
- 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。
- spiritualist medium
- 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。
- spiritualist movement
- 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。
- devout spiritualist
- 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。
- spiritualist séance
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 spirit（灵魂/精神）和 -ist（人）连起来：整天谈灵魂、搞通灵的人 = spiritualist。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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