spiritism

American  

[spir-i-tiz-uhm] / ˈspɪr ɪˌtɪz əm /

noun

1. the doctrine or practices of spiritualism.

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spiritism British  

/ ˈspɪrɪˌtɪzəm /

noun

1. a less common word for spiritualism

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Other Word Forms

• spiritist noun
• spiritistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of spiritism

First recorded in 1860–65; spirit + -ism

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.

From New York Times

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

He was said to be a believer in spiritualism or spiritism which is, perhaps, the proper term.

From Project Gutenberg