spiritualism

spir·i·tu·al·ism  (spr-ch--lzm)

n.

1.

a. The belief that the dead communicate with the living, as through a medium.

b. The practices or doctrines of those holding such a belief.

2. A philosophy, doctrine, or religion emphasizing the spiritual aspect of being.

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spiri·tu·al·ist n.

spiri·tu·al·istic adj.

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spiritualism [ˈspɪrɪtjʊəˌlɪzəm]

n

1. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) the belief that the disembodied spirits of the dead, surviving in another world, can communicate with the living in this world, esp through mediums

2. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) the doctrines and practices associated with this belief

3. (Philosophy) Philosophy the belief that because reality is to some extent immaterial it is therefore spiritual

4. any doctrine (in philosophy, religion, etc.) that prefers the spiritual to the material

5. the condition or quality of being spiritual

spiritualist  n

spiritualistic  adj

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spiritualism

1. the belief that the dead survive as spirits that can communi-cate with the living, especially through a medium, a person particularly susceptible to their influence.
2. the practices or phenomena associated with this belief. Also spiritism. — spiritualist, n. — spiritualistic, adj. — supranatural, supranaturalistic, adj.

See also: Spirits and Spiritualism

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spiritualism - (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God theological doctrine - the doctrine of a religious group
	2.	spiritualism - the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium) belief - any cognitive content held as true ectoplasm - (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
	3.	spiritualism - concern with things of the spirit otherworldliness, spiritism, spirituality internality, inwardness - preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch

Translations

spiritualism [ˈspɪrɪtjʊəlɪzəm] N → espiritismo m

spiritualism [ˈspɪrɪtʃuəlɪzəm] n → spiritisme m

spiritualism

n → Spiritismus m

spiritualism [ˈspɪrɪtjʊəˌlɪz/əm] n (occult) → spiritismo

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spiritualism [ˈspɪrɪtjʊəˌlɪz/əm] n (occult) → spiritismo