spirit photography

noun

The purported art of taking photographs of the spirits of dead people, other spiritual entities, ectoplasm, auras, and the like; a common practice in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, especially using black-and-white photography and the technique of double exposure.

Similar
psychic photography
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Meanings

nounspirit photography (uncountable)
  1. uncountableparapsychologyThe purported art of taking photographs of the spirits of dead people, other spiritual entities, ectoplasm, auras, and the like; a common practice in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, especially using black-and-white photography and the technique of double exposure.

    Synonyms: psychic photography

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe purported art of taking photographs of the spirits of dead people, other spiritual entities, ectoplasm, auras, and the like; a common practice in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, especially using black-and-white photography and the technique of double exposure.

Similar
psychic photography

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 靈異照片 /灵异照片
  • 靈異照片 /灵异照片 (língyì zhàopiàn)the purported art of taking photographs of the spirits of dead people, other spiritual entities, ectoplasm, auras, and the like
Finnish haamukuvaus
  • haamukuvausthe purported art of taking photographs of the spirits of dead people, other spiritual entities, ectoplasm, auras, and the like
German Geisterfotografie
  • Geisterfotografiethe purported art of taking photographs of the spirits of dead people, other spiritual entities, ectoplasm, auras, and the like
Japanese 心霊写真
  • 心霊写真 (shinrei shashin)the purported art of taking photographs of the spirits of dead people, other spiritual entities, ectoplasm, auras, and the like
Korean 심령사진
  • 심령사진 (simnyeongsajin)the purported art of taking photographs of the spirits of dead people, other spiritual entities, ectoplasm, auras, and the like
Russian спирити́ческая фотогра́фия
  • спирити́ческая фотогра́фия (spiritíčeskaja fotográfija)the purported art of taking photographs of the spirits of dead people, other spiritual entities, ectoplasm, auras, and the like
Swedish andefotografering
  • andefotograferingthe purported art of taking photographs of the spirits of dead people, other spiritual entities, ectoplasm, auras, and the like
Cite this entry
APA

spirit photography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirit%20photography

MLA

“spirit photography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirit%20photography. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spirit photography,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirit%20photography.

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