spiritualism

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God
  2. noun the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)
  3. noun concern with things of the spirit

Etymology

From spiritual + -ism. In Allan Kardec's book The Spirits Book (1857) (Le Livre des Esprits in the original French), in which a distinction between spiritism and spiritualism is defined.

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