different between clairvoyant vs spiritualist

English

Etymology

From French clairvoyant, from clair (“clear”) + voyant (“seeing”), present participle of voir (“see”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kl???v??.?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kl???v??.?nt/
• Rhymes: -??.?nt

Adjective

clairvoyant (comparative more clairvoyant, superlative most clairvoyant)

1. Of or relating to clairvoyance.
2. Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
3. Able to foresee the future.
4. (computing) Relating to a form of parallel processing algorithm given advance information about the problem.

Derived terms

• clairvoyantly
• nonclairvoyant
• semiclairvoyant

Related terms

• clairvoyance
• clairvoyancy
• clairvoyee

Translations

Noun

clairvoyant (plural clairvoyants)

1. A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
2. A person able to foresee the future

Derived terms

• clairvoyante

Synonyms

• (person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses): medium, mystic, seer
• (person able to foresee the future): fortune teller

Translations

Anagrams

• covariantly

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kl??.vwa.j??/

Adjective

clairvoyant (feminine singular clairvoyante, masculine plural clairvoyants, feminine plural clairvoyantes)

1. clairvoyant

English

Etymology

spiritual +? -ist

Noun

spiritualist (plural spiritualists)

1. One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic.
2. (philosophy) One who maintains the philosophic doctrine of spiritualism.
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.

Synonyms

• medium
• spiritist

Translations

Adjective

spiritualist (comparative more spiritualist, superlative most spiritualist)

1. Pertaining to spiritualism; spiritualistic.

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French spiritualiste

Noun

spiritualist m (plural spirituali?ti)

1. spiritualist

Declension