What is another word for mediumistic?

Pronunciation: [mˈiːdi͡əmˈɪstɪk] (IPA)

The word mediumistic typically refers to an individual who has the ability to communicate with spirits or the supernatural world. Synonyms for this term include psychic, clairvoyant, spiritualist, channeler, and sensitive. These words highlight the individual's capacity to tap into the unseen realm and receive messages or insights from this plane. Other words that may be used as synonyms for mediumistic include intuitive, diviner, seer, and shamanistic, which all evoke a sense of someone with extraordinary perception and insight. Whether seeking guidance from the beyond or simply exploring the boundaries of human consciousness, the mediumistic individual is an important figure in many cultures and spiritual practices.

What are the hypernyms for Mediumistic?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Mediumistic

For it was her father who had brought those things about, and while Thorpe had no use for the whole mediumistic business, he rarely said so to the Crane family.
"The Come Back"
Carolyn Wells
He had discovered, by chance as he thought, that he possessed mediumistic powers in an unusual degree, and had begun then to take up the life as a profession.
"The Necromancers"
Robert Hugh Benson
The impulse to virtuous behaviour and the atrocities of the criminal may after all be combined in one character, but the desire to master the world by a disciplined knowledge and to think the universe in ideas of order and law cannot go together with a real satisfaction and belief in the chaotic superstitions of mediumistic humbugs.
"Psychology and Social Sanity"
Hugo Münsterberg

Famous quotes with Mediumistic

  • I'm proud to publish this book under my own name, though I don't fully understand the mechanics of its production or the nature of the personality I assume in delivering it. I had no conscious work to do on the book at all. I simply went into trance twice a week, spoke in a "mediumistic" capacity for Seth, or as Seth, and dictated the words to my husband, Robert Butts, who wrote them down.
    Jane Roberts

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