Spiritism

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Spiritualism. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    concern with things of the spirit wordnet
  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of Spiritism. alt-of, countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A philosophical doctrine, established in France in the mid nineteenth century, postulating that humans are essentially immortal spirits that temporarily inhabit physical bodies, and may have influence on the physical world.

Synonyms

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kardecismkardecismnecromancyotherworldlinessseancesitting

Example

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"Spiritism is the philosophical system that claims it is possible to maintain contact with the spirits of the dead."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From spirit + -ism. Calque of French spiritisme.

Etymology 2

From spirit + -ism.

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