spiritualism
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++spir·i·tual·is·m /ˈspɪrətʃʊlɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] RRthe belief that dead people are able to send messages to living people 招魂说，降灵说〔认为死人可以向活人传递信息〕 —spiritualist noun [countable]
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spiritualism• Poor Ivy alone in the house with her and sudden strange conversations about spiritualism and the stars.• This cooperation is not a new age spiritualism.• They quarrelled and argued about everything: spiritualism, art, philosophy and poetry.• Wisdom and leadership ... spiritualism, mediums.• Thus network economics will breed a new spiritualism.• Keep clear of introspection, of brooding, of spiritualism, of everything eccentric.• There is a thread of spiritualism and mysticism.• The Archbishop of Canterbury warned of the deliberate worship of evil through spiritualism and the occult.spir·i·tual·is·m nounChineseSyllable
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spiritualism
spir‧i‧tual‧is‧m /ˈspɪrətʃʊlɪzəm, ˈspɪrɪtʃʊlɪzəm/
noun [uncountable]
the belief that dead people are able to send messages to living people
—spiritualist noun [countable]
spir‧i‧tual‧is‧m /ˈspɪrətʃʊlɪzəm, ˈspɪrɪtʃʊlɪzəm/
noun [uncountable]the belief that dead people are able to send messages to living people
—spiritualist noun [countable]