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spiritism

[ spir-i-tiz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the doctrine or practices of spiritualism.


spiritism

/ ˈspɪrɪˌtɪzəm /

noun

  1. a less common word for spiritualism
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈspiritist, noun
  • ˌspiritˈistic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • spirit·ist noun
  • spirit·istic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spiritism1

First recorded in 1860–65; spirit + -ism
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Example Sentences

He was one of the first celebrities to do spiritism.

From Salon

The class, which explored religions like spiritism, Santería, voodoo and Rastafarianism, was one of 16 courses taught at the prison this semester.

Both spiritism and theosophy, and similar forms of error, all of which are rapidly on the increase to-day, are paving the way for world-wide worship of the dragon.

The Evidence for Survival 81     Discusses the data of psychic research, and the proofs of spiritism thus put before us.

The Fox sisters, to whom we owe the origin of modern spiritism, confessed that this was the way they produced their spirit rapping.

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