spiritualism
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spiritualism¹
- /ˈspɪɹɪtjuəlɪzəm/
- /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəlɪzəm/
- /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃəlɪzəm/
Where it comes from
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.
noun spiritualisms
- 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.
Spiritualism²
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.
Translations
Every language
noun the philosophic doctrine, opposing materialism
| Español | espiritualismo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 唯心論 yuishinron, 心霊主義 shinreishugi |
| 中文 | 心靈論 /心灵论 xīnlínglùn |
| हिन्दी | आत्मवाद ātmavād, अध्यात्मवाद adhyātmavād |
| Português | espiritualismo |
| Français | spiritualisme |
| Deutsch | Spiritualismus |
| Italiano | spiritualismo |
| Ελληνικά | σπιριτουαλισμός spiritoualismós |
| Română | spiritualism |
| Русский | спиритуали́зм spiritualízm |
noun the belief that the dead communicate with the living through mediums
| Español | espiritualismo, espiritismo |
|---|---|
| Português | espiritualismo, espiritismo |
| Français | spiritisme |
| Deutsch | Spiritismus |
| Italiano | spiritismo |
| Русский | спирити́зм spiritízm, спиритуали́зм spiritualízm |
noun quality or state of being spiritual
| Română | spiritualitate |
|---|---|
| Русский | духо́вность duxóvnostʹ |
Talk about this word "spiritualism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spiritualism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. spiritualism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spiritualism "spiritualism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spiritualism.Cite this
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title = {spiritualism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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