rescue circle

noun

A group of spiritualists that hold sittings in order to help confused spirits of the dead to accept the fact that they are dead.

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Meanings

nounrescue circle (plural rescue circles)

plural rescue circles

  1. parapsychologyA group of spiritualists that hold sittings in order to help confused spirits of the dead to accept the fact that they are dead.

    "Wickland has finally made out his case, but I do say that our experiences at rescue circles bear out the general idea, and that he has admittedly cured many cases which others have found intractable."

    1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
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