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

Noun

the belief that the spirits of the dead can communicate with the living

spiritualist n

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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 [ˈspɪrɪtjuəlɪzəm] n → espiritualismo

spiritualism [ˈspɪrɪtjuəlɪzəm] n → spiritisme m

spiritualism [ˈspɪrɪtjuəlɪzəm] spirit n → Spiritismus m

spiritualism [ˈspɪrɪtjuəlɪzəm] n → spiritismo