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spiritism

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for spiritism.

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That requires a lot of faith in materialism, so much so it starts looking a lot like primitive spiritism/shamanism.

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Quick take

Spiritualism.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of spiritism gathered in one view.

noun

Spiritualism.

noun

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.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Spiritism. [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.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for spiritism.

noun

Spiritualism.

noun

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.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Spiritism. [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.]

Example sentences

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That requires a lot of faith in materialism, so much so it starts looking a lot like primitive spiritism/shamanism.

2

Unless you believe in spiritism which is far from being an accepted scientific theory.

3

Snapped up books on UFOs, OBE, SHC, Astral Projection, Bermuda Triangle: all kinds of phenomena and ghosts and spiritism-age weirdness.

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I imagine it would get into spiritism and more exotic psychology theories and propose that it is an amalgamation of the spirit of progress or something.

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My dad has spent almost all of his free time, for the last 40-50 yrs, as an amateur pseudo-scientist, including spiritism and syncretism, practicing a good subset of beliefs and rituals spliced from Christian, African and Asian religions.

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Spiritism often implies divination or magical practices; the Church for her part warns the faithful against it.

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Not surprised, during Nietzsche’s time we had the rise of Spiritism, which presented itself as a “science” first and philosophical doctrine second.

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When you sleep, your spirit separates from your body, and goes meet other spirits (some of them of other alive people, some of them of people between one life and the next; reincarnation is a central belief of Spiritism); the place where these spirits are could be considered an "alternate reality/parallel universe" of sorts.

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They are used to channel distant entities, like tables during spiritism sessions, and from what Proust tells us, that "the diners had eyes only for the tables at which they were not sitting", maybe we can infer that what writers channel doesn't just come from distant worlds, as incarnated in what their words represent, but as a delta in perceived quality, starting with our own.

Quote examples

1

Not surprised, during Nietzsche’s time we had the rise of Spiritism, which presented itself as a “science” first and philosophical doctrine second.

2

When you sleep, your spirit separates from your body, and goes meet other spirits (some of them of other alive people, some of them of people between one life and the next; reincarnation is a central belief of Spiritism); the place where these spirits are could be considered an "alternate reality/parallel universe" of sorts.

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They are used to channel distant entities, like tables during spiritism sessions, and from what Proust tells us, that "the diners had eyes only for the tables at which they were not sitting", maybe we can infer that what writers channel doesn't just come from distant worlds, as incarnated in what their words represent, but as a delta in perceived quality, starting with our own.

Proper noun examples

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Spiritism often implies divination or magical practices; the Church for her part warns the faithful against it.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use spiritism in a sentence?

That requires a lot of faith in materialism, so much so it starts looking a lot like primitive spiritism/shamanism.

What does spiritism mean?

Spiritualism.

What part of speech is spiritism?

spiritism is commonly used as noun.