Definitions for SPIRITUALISM
ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əˌlɪz əmspir·i·tu·al·ism

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spiritualismnoun

   (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God

2. spiritualismnoun

   the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)

3. spirituality, spiritualism, spiritism, otherworldlinessnoun

   concern with things of the spirit

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spiritualismnoun

   A philosophic doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.

2. spiritualismnoun

   A belief that the dead communicate with the living through a medium having special powers.

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1. spiritualism

   Spiritualism is a belief system or philosophy that suggests that the spirits of the deceased exist and can communicate with the living, often through mediums or spiritual guides. It emphasizes the personal and intuitive development of an individual's spiritual aspects or soul in gaining insights about the nature of life, the universe, God and the afterlife. Spiritualism often involves practices like meditation, healing, and channeling, aiming for a higher level of consciousness or enlightenment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spiritualismnoun

   the quality or state of being spiritual

2. Spiritualismnoun

   the doctrine, in opposition to the materialists, that all which exists is spirit, or soul -- that what is called the external world is either a succession of notions impressed on the mind by the Deity, as maintained by Berkeley, or else the mere educt of the mind itself, as taught by Fichte

3. Spiritualismnoun

   a belief that departed spirits hold intercourse with mortals by means of physical phenomena, as by rappng, or during abnormal mental states, as in trances, or the like, commonly manifested through a person of special susceptibility, called a medium; spiritism; the doctrines and practices of spiritualists

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1. Spiritualism

   Spiritualism is a belief system or religion, postulating the belief that spirits of the dead residing in the spirit world have both the ability and the inclination to communicate with the living. Anyone may receive spirit messages, but formal communication sessions are held by "mediums," who can then provide information about the afterlife. Spiritualism developed and reached its peak growth in membership from the 1840s to the 1920s, especially in English-language countries. By 1897, it was said to have more than eight million followers in the United States and Europe, mostly drawn from the middle and upper classes, while the corresponding movement in continental Europe and Latin America is known as Spiritism. The religion flourished for a half century without canonical texts or formal organization, attaining cohesion through periodicals, tours by trance lecturers, camp meetings, and the missionary activities of accomplished mediums. Many prominent Spiritualists were women, and like most Spiritualists, supported causes such as the abolition of slavery and women's suffrage. By the late 1880s the credibility of the informal movement had weakened due to accusations of fraud being perpetrated by mediums, and formal Spiritualist organizations began to appear. Spiritualism is currently practiced primarily through various denominational Spiritualist Churches in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spiritualism

   a term that has two very different meanings, denoting at one time the doctrine that the only real is the spiritual (q. v.), and at another time a belief in the existence of spirits whom we, by means of certain media, can hold correspondence with, and who, whether we are conscious of it or not, exercise in some cases an influence over human destiny, more particularly of the spirits of dead men with whom in their disembodied state we can by means of certain mediums hold correspondence, and who, from their continued interest in the world, do in that state keep watch and ward over its affairs as well as mingle in them, forming a world of spirits gone from hence, yet more or less active in the sense world.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spiritualism

   Religious philosophy expressing the fundamental belief that departed spirits may be contacted by the living through a medium.

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   • Theological Doctrine

How to pronounce SPIRITUALISM?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPIRITUALISM in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SPIRITUALISM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of SPIRITUALISM in a Sentence

1. John Updike:

   Bankruptcy is a sacred state, a condition beyond conditions, as theologians might say, and attempts to investigate it are necessarily obscene, like spiritualism. One knows only that he has passed into it and lives beyond us, in a condition not ours.

2. Thiruman Archunan:

   Spiritualism exits only for individuals. Reason is born when two men interact; addition of more and more members necessitates the spreading of the reason culminating as culture. Hence a culture is as dynamic as the reason. The nature of the reason is the nature of the spirit within for some and instinct for some others.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SPIRITUALISM
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spiritualism
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SPIRITUALISM
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SPIRITUALISM
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Spiritualism