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Kardecism

noun

A type of spiritualism (defined broadly as the belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium) whose followers believe in Allan Kardec's Spiritist Codification, a series of five books containing moral and other teachings.

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nounKardecism (uncountable)

uncountableA type of spiritualism (defined broadly as the belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium) whose followers believe in Allan Kardec's Spiritist Codification, a series of five books containing moral and other teachings.
Synonyms: Spiritism

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nounA type of spiritualism (defined broadly as the belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium) whose followers believe in Allan Kardec's Spiritist Codification, a series of five books containing moral and other teachings.

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From Kardec + -ism.

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APA

Kardecism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kardecism

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“Kardecism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kardecism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kardecism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kardecism.

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