spiritistic
Etymology

From spirit + -istic.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) enPR: spĭrĭtĭsʹtĭk, IPA: /spɪɹɪˈtɪstɪk/
Adjective

spiritistic

  1. Of or pertaining to, or associated, dealing, concerned, or connected with, spiritism (a.k.a. modern spiritualism); spiritualistic.
    • 1867, England’s Leader?, 15th June 1867 issue, page 333, column 1
      That spiritistic ‘literature’ which has led astray…so many weak and impressionable minds.
    • 1880, William Dean Howells, chapter 4, in The Undiscovered Country, page 70:
      The only perfectly ascertained fact of spiritistic science is the rap.
    • 1898, The Popular Science Monthly, volume 52, page 493:
      New support for unfounded spiritualistic and spiritistic chimeras.



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