spiritualisticallyadv.
/ˌspɪrᵻtʃᵿˈlɪstᵻkli/, /ˌspɪrᵻtʃlˈɪstᵻkli/, /ˌspɪrᵻtjᵿˈlɪstᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌspɪrᵻtʃ(əw)əˈlɪstək(ə)li/ 1. In a spiritualistic manner; as regards spiritualism (in various senses of spiritualism n.).
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1851 J. Fulton tr. A. Wiesinger Biblical Comm. St. Paul's Epist. 203 These Gnostic errors, partly of a spiritualistically ascetic, and partly of an antinomian character.
1894 O. Pfleiderer Philos. & Devel. Relig. II. iv. 121 Their faith was still essentially the hope of a future salvation; nor should we think of the object of their hope too spiritualistically.
1921 Glovers Rev. July 59/2 Breathlessly the spiritualistically inclined lady bent over the ouija spelling out the communications from her departed spouse.
2001 Prospect (Nexis) 25 Oct. Synaesthesia..enjoyed a special vogue in the late 19th century among spiritualistically inclined artists.
2. Clairvoyantly; by means of spiritualism or spirits. Cf. spiritualism n. 5. Now rare.
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1867 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 25 May 6/5 He gave us wonderful [racing] tips... The sporting reader could not but feel that they were almost ‘spiritualistically’ prophetic.
1880 Times 27 Sept. 12/2 A summons..against Miss Houghton, practising as a ‘healing clairvoyante’ and ‘spirit medium’, for having obtained..some pills, professing the same to be spiritualistically prescribed for the cure of..neuralgia.
1948 Berkeley (Calif.) Daily Gaz. 8 Jan. 20/4 An all too-efficient spiritualistically-materialized ghost of the dead wife, Elvira..considerably complicates the lives of the cast.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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