Spiritualism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈspɪɹɪtjuəlɪzəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spiritualism is a noun meaning A belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium. Used in a broader sense than spiritism.
Meaning
A belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium. Used in a broader sense than spiritism.
More Meanings
- The quality or state of being spiritual.
- (philosophy) A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.
Example Sentences
What is called spiritualism should, I think, be called a mental species of materialism.
I wish it were possible to impress this truth upon people who rush into spiritualism from curiosity, or who try "table rapping" or some similar phenomenon "for fun".
Word Forms
- spiritualisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spiritism, spirituality, spirituosity, spiritualization, psychism, spiritdom.
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