séance

Meaning

Noun

1. A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.
2. (dated) The sitting of an assembly to discuss a matter.

Verb

To hold a séance (communication with spirits).

Synonyms

performance

session

sitting

Translations

sessão espírita

Séance

séance

seans

séance

Sitzung

voorstelling

zitting

seance

sesión de espiritismo

sesión espiritista

sessie

Vorführung

session

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈseɪˌɑns/

Etymology

Borrowed from French séance (“sitting, session”).