spiritualism
noun
spir·i·tu·al·ism
| \ ˈspir-i-chə-wə-ˌli-zəm
, -i-chÉ™-ËŒli-, -ich-wÉ™-ËŒli-\
, -i-chÉ™-ËŒli-, -ich-wÉ™-ËŒli-\
Definition of spiritualism
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spiritualist
\ ˈspir-i-chə-wə-list
, -i-chÉ™-list , -ich-wÉ™-list \
noun,
often capitalized
, -i-chÉ™-list , -ich-wÉ™-list \
noun,
often capitalized
spiritualistic
\ ˌspir-i-chə-wə-ˈli-stik
, -i-chə-ˈli- , -ich-wə-ˈli- \
adjective
, -i-chə-ˈli- , -ich-wə-ˈli- \
adjective
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Though best remembered for animal stories, Kipling also flirted extensively in his fiction (and sometimes personal practice) with spiritualism and the paranormal. — Maya Jasanoff, The New Republic, "Rudyard Kipling, American Imperialist," 22 Aug. 2019 Even if new-age spiritualism isn’t your thing, keep an open mind. — Julissa James, latimes.com, "Four Hours: Art, culture and peace abound on this tour of West Adams," 12 July 2019 Bloom began to explore theosophy, Vedanta (one of the main branches of Hindu philosophy) and other forms of spiritualism. — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, "Artist Hyman Bloom’s body of work is revered. And the bodies are cadavers.," 31 July 2019 But Williamson introduced herself to a large audience who will likely be curious to hear more of her brand of self-help, psychology and spiritualism. — NBC News, "Who won the second Democratic debate?," 28 June 2019 But these works are neither more nor less committed to trinitarian Christianity than Blake’s are to his eccentric spiritualism or Shelley’s to his atheism. — Barton Swaim, WSJ, "‘The Hymnal’ Review: How to Make a Joyful Noise," 23 Dec. 2018 The 2019 collections, perhaps not coincidentally, were infused with spiritualism, in varieties other than Roman Catholic. — Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, "1968 vs. 2018: 50 Years Later Fashion Is Still Playing With the Bohemian Rhapsody of the Late, Tumultuous ’60s," 14 Dec. 2018 Interested in philosophy and spiritualism, af Klint was part of de Fem (The Five), a group of women artists who conducted seances and experimented with automatic drawings long before Surrealists began their automatic writing projects. — Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, "Abstract Painter Hilma af Klint Inspires a Collaborative Capsule Collection for the Guggenheim Museum Store," 13 Oct. 2018 The institute has also sued cities, including Sedona — a tourist destination known for its red sandstone and spiritualism — and Jerome, over short-term rental regulations. — Colin Lecher, The Verge, "How conservative ‘property rights’ groups are battling cites’ Airbnb rules," 14 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spiritualism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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spiritualism
noun
English Language Learners Definition of spiritualism
: a belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with living people
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