spirit communication

noun

The practice of living humans purportedly speaking or otherwise communicating with spirits of deceased individuals, as through seances, mediums, etc.

Meanings

nounspirit communication (countable and uncountable, plural spirit communications)

plural spirit communications

  1. countableuncountableparapsychologyThe practice of living humans purportedly speaking or otherwise communicating with spirits of deceased individuals, as through seances, mediums, etc.
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    On the other hand, Charles Mason was a loyal son of the Anglican Church, and was the spokesman of a host of others, including such weighty names as Lodge and Barrett among the laymen, or Wilberforce, Haweis and Chambers among the clergy, who clung fast to the old teachings while admitting the fact of spirit communication.

    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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