spiritism
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- spiritist noun
- spiritistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of spiritism
Example Sentences
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He was one of the first celebrities to do spiritism.
From Salon • Sep. 17, 2021
He put spiritism in a class with witchcraft, hysteria and paranoiac illusion, charging spiritualists, as distinct from psychic researchers, with "wishful thinking and logic-blindness."
From Time Magazine Archive
His subject this time, of course, was spiritism.
From Time Magazine Archive
Brazilian spiritism has its European origins as well.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the average mortal's point of view there is much that seems illogical in spiritism," Crane said, easily, as if quite accustomed to answering such arguments; "we who believe, never question why or why not.
From The Come Back by Wells, Carolyn
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