séance

[ sey-ahns ]
/ ˈseɪ ɑns /

noun

a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
a session or sitting, as of a class or organization.

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Origin of séance

1795–1805; < French: session, equivalent to sé-, base of seoir to sit1 (< Latin sedēre) + -ance -ance

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH séance

science séance

Words nearby séance

são tomé, são tomé and príncipe, são vicente, sève, sèvres, séance, sémillon, sérac, sévigné, sézary cell, sézary syndrome
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Words related to seance

gathering, meeting, ritual, session

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British Dictionary definitions for seance

seance

sance

/ (ˈseɪɑ̃ns, -ɑːns) /

noun

a meeting at which spiritualists attempt to receive messages from the spirits of the dead
a meeting of a society

Word Origin for seance

C19: from French, literally: a sitting, from Old French seoir to sit, from Latin sedēre
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