spiritist
yid.d.o.ni denotes people sought out or appointed in practices that the cited passages prohibit and condemn.
The occurrences consistently identify persons associated with consultation, appointment, or seeking in prohibited practices. They appear alongside mediums and, in several passages, within lists of practices or objects rejected, removed, or condemned.
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Persons involved in prohibited consultation · dominant
The plural noun occurs in commands not to turn to or seek such persons: in Leviticus 19:31 the APB renders, “Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out,” and in Leviticus 20:6 it describes a person who turns to them. In Deuteronomy 18:11 the singular stands in a list of people consulted, while Isaiah 8:19 places the plural among those whom people are told to seek rather than seeking God. Historical notices likewise describe their removal or appointment in 1 Samuel 28:3 and 2 Kings 23:24.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the occurrences, the APB regularly presents the term as “spiritist” or “spiritists,” commonly paired with “medium” or “mediums.” These renderings confirm the verse-level presentation rather than isolating every lexical contribution.