spiritualism
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.
- (countable, uncountable) A belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium. Used in a broader sense than spiritism.
- (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being spiritual.
Synonyms
spiritualistic ability
spirit-rapping
orphism
table-lifting
table-moving
Translations
Spiritismus
spiritualisme
espiritualismo
espiritismo
espiritualisme
spiritualismo
spiritualisme
πνευματισμόςPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈspɪɹɪtjuəlɪzəm/
Etymology
From spiritual + -ism. In Allan Kardec's book The Spirits Book (1857) (Le Livre des Esprits in the original French), in which a distinction between spiritism and spiritualism is defined.
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