spir·i·tu·al·ism

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• spir|i|tu|al|ism — «SPIHR uh chu uh LIHZ uhm», noun. 1. the belief that the spirits of the dead can communicate with the living, especially through persons called mediums; spiritism. 2. Philosophy. the doctrine or belief that spirit alone is real. 3. spiritual… …   Useful english dictionary

• spir — spir·it·ed; spir·it·ed·ly; spir·it·ful; spir·it·ism; spir·it·ist; spir·it·is·tic; spir·it·ize; spir·it·less; spir·it·less·ly; spir·it·less·ness; spir·i·to·so; spir·it·ous; spir·i·tu·al·ism; spir·i·tu·al·ist; spir·i·tu·al·is·tic;… …   English syllables

• ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

• spir|it|ism — «SPIHR uh tihz uhm», noun. = spiritualism. (Cf. ↑spiritualism) …   Useful english dictionary

• spiritualism — spir·i·tu·al·ism …   English syllables

• spiritualism — spir|i|tu|al|ism [ spırıtʃuə,lızəm ] noun uncount the belief that dead people are able to communicate with people who are still alive ╾ spir|i|tu|al|ist noun count ╾ spir|i|tual|ist adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• spiritualism — spir•it•u•al•ism [[t]ˈspɪr ɪ tʃu əˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) cvs the belief that the spirits of the dead communicate with the living, esp. through a person (a medium) particularly susceptible to their influence 2) the practices or phenomena associated… …   From formal English to slang

• Spiritualism — Spir it*u*al*ism, n. 1. The quality or state of being spiritual. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spiritism — spir·it·ism …   English syllables

• spiritism — spir•it•ism [[t]ˈspɪr ɪˌtɪz əm[/t]] n. spiritualism 1) • Etymology: 1860–65 …   From formal English to slang