spiritualism
Collocations
5ADJ.
contrary, knowing, strong
VERB + SPIRITUALISM
called, rush, talk
SPIRITUALISM + NOUN
curiosity
PREP.
about, from, into, on, without
ADV.
philosophically, really
Definitions
noun
A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.
What is called spiritualism should, I think, be called a mental species of materialism.
A belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium. Used in a broader sense than spiritism.
I wish it were possible to impress this truth upon people who rush into spiritualism from curiosity, or who try "table rapping" or some similar phenomenon "for fun".
The quality or state of being spiritual.
noun
A belief that spirits of the dead have both the ability and the inclination to communicate with the living, providing useful knowledge about moral and ethical issues, as well as about the nature of God.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — concern with things of the spirit
- spirituality
- spiritism
- otherworldliness
Antonyms
- worldliness
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6What is called spiritualism should, I think, be called a mental species of materialism.
WiktionaryI wish it were possible to impress this truth upon people who rush into spiritualism from curiosity, or who try "table rapping" or some similar phenomenon "for fun".
WiktionaryThe theory of reincarnation is not an invention of spiritualism, on the contrary, you can find this idea in the theory of transmigration of Pythagoras.
Tatoeba · #3120670Recently, a congress of spiritualists was held, at which, among other things, it was proved that atomic decay is a confirmation of spiritualism.
Tatoeba · #10086828Philosophically spiritualism shows a strong tendency to develop into either panpsychism or transcendentalism.
Tatoeba · #12056586Why do so many people talk about Spiritualism without really knowing about it?
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