antispiritualism

noun

Opposition to spiritualism.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounantispiritualism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableOpposition to spiritualism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  8. Latinspīrō
  9. Latinspīritus
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Late Latinspīrituālis
  13. Old Frenchspiritue
  14. Middle Englishspiritual
  15. Englishspiritual
  16. Englishspiritualism
  17. Englishantispiritualism

From anti- + spiritualism.

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Translations

Portuguese antiespiritualismo, antiespiritismo
  • antiespiritualismoopposition to spiritualism
  • antiespiritismoopposition to spiritualism
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