spiritualism
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəlɪzəm/
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espiritualismo
- Many people turned to spiritualism as a way to cope with grief after the loss of loved ones.
Examples
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After their conversions to Spiritualism, the Nicholses' lives remained much the same.
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In New Orleans, a city home to strong Catholic and Spiritualism communities, the conflict was particularly acute.
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The Catholic Church had several reasons to perceive Spiritualism as a threat.
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Building on this foundation, she next converted to Spiritualism and mediumship.
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To the Nicholses, the saving power of Spiritualism was demonstrated nowhere more powerfully than in their own lives.
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Finally, I spend the remainder of the article examining how they reconciled their Spiritualism and reform efforts with Catholicism.
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The revival of spiritualism in the 19th century attracted those seeking solace and answers from beyond.
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She attended a workshop on spiritualism to learn how to connect with the spirits of the deceased.
Synonyms
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9.9
Belief that dead people can communicate with the living through a person who claims to speak with them
Antonyms
- Specialized
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7.4
The belief that only physical things are real and minds come from them
How Supernatural
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spiritualism comes from spirit, from Latin spiritus, 'breath' or 'spirit', and -ism meaning 'a belief'. So spiritualism is a belief that spiritual things are real and more important than material things.