spiritualist

['spɪrɪtʃuəlɪst]
  • n. 唯心论者;巫师

中文词源


spiritualist 招魂者,巫师

spiritualism,招魂术,-ist,人。

英文词源


spiritualist (n.)
1852, "one who believes in the ability of the living to communicate with the dead via a medium," from spiritual + -ist (also see spirit (n.)). Earlier (1640s) "one with regard for spiritual things." Related Spiritualistic.
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]

双语例句


1. He was a poet and an ardent spiritualist.
他是位诗人,也是忠实的招魂论者。

来自柯林斯例句

2. " That's Jules Wallace, the spiritualist. "
“ 他叫朱尔斯-华莱士, 是个招魂专家.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

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