spiritism

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noun

Spiritualism.

Similar
spiritualityspiritualismotherworldliness
OriginEnglish spirit ← Middle English spirit ← Old French espirit →
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Meanings

spiritism1

nounspiritism (countable and uncountable, plural spiritisms)

plural spiritisms

  1. countableuncountableSpiritualism.
  2. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of Spiritism.

Spiritism2

proper noun
  1. A philosophical doctrine, established in France in the mid nineteenth century, postulating that humans are essentially immortal spirits that temporarily inhabit physical bodies, and may have influence on the physical world.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounconcern with things of the spirit

Similar
spiritualityspiritualismotherworldliness
Broader
inwardnessinternality
Also see
kardecismotherworldlinessspiritualismspirituality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

spiritism · noun

  1. Latinspīrō
  2. Latinspīritu
  3. Old Frenchespirit
  4. Middle Englishspirit
  5. Englishspirit
  6. Englishspiritism

From spirit + -ism.

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Spiritism · proper noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspīrō
  3. Latinspīritu
  4. Old Frenchespirit
  5. Middle Englishspirit
  6. Englishspirit
  7. Frenchspiritisme
  8. EnglishSpiritism

From spirit + -ism. Calque of French spiritisme.

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Translations

Catalan espiritisme
  • espiritismephilosophical doctrine
Chinese Mandarin 通靈術 /通灵术, 唯靈論 /唯灵论
  • 通靈術 /通灵术 (tōnglíngshù)philosophical doctrine
  • 唯靈論 /唯灵论 (wéilínglùn)philosophical doctrine
Czech spiritismus
  • spiritismusphilosophical doctrine
Danish spiritisme
  • spiritismephilosophical doctrine
Dutch spiritisme
  • spiritismephilosophical doctrine
Esperanto spiritismo
  • spiritismophilosophical doctrine
Finnish spiritismi
  • spiritismiphilosophical doctrine
French spiritisme
  • spiritismephilosophical doctrine
German Spiritismus
  • Spiritismusphilosophical doctrine
Greek πνευματισμός
  • πνευματισμός (pnevmatismós)philosophical doctrine
Icelandic spíritismi
  • spíritismiphilosophical doctrine
Irish spioradachas
  • spioradachasphilosophical doctrine
Italian spiritismo
  • spiritismophilosophical doctrine
Japanese スピリティズム
  • スピリティズムphilosophical doctrine
Latin spiritismus
  • spiritismusphilosophical doctrine
Norwegian spiritisme
  • spiritismephilosophical doctrine
Polish spirytyzm
  • spirytyzmphilosophical doctrine
Portuguese espiritismo
  • espiritismophilosophical doctrine
Russian спиритизм
  • спиритизм (spiritizm)philosophical doctrine
Spanish espiritismo
  • espiritismophilosophical doctrine
Swedish spiritism
  • spiritismphilosophical doctrine
Turkish spiritizm
  • spiritizmphilosophical doctrine
Vietnamese thuyết thông linh, thông linh luận
  • thuyết thông linhphilosophical doctrine
  • thông linh luậnphilosophical doctrine
Cite this entry
APA

spiritism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritism

MLA

“spiritism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiritism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritism.

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