spiritualism

Spiritualism — • The term has been frequently used to denote the belief in the possibility of communication with disembodied spirits, and the various devices employed to realize this belief in practice Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spiritualism… …   Catholic encyclopedia

Spiritualism — Spir it*u*al*ism, n. 1. The quality or state of being spiritual. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The doctrine, in opposition to the materialists, that all which exists is spirit, or soul that what is called the external world is either a succession… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

spiritualism — noun 1) philos. спиритуализм 2) = spiritism …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

spiritualism — 1> филос. спиритуализм 2> спиритизм …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Spiritualism — Not to be confused with Spirituality. This article is about the religion. For other uses of spiritualism, see Spiritualism (disambiguation). By 1853, when the popular song Spirit Rappings was published, Spiritualism was an object of intense… …   Wikipedia

spiritualism — spiritualistic, adj. spiritualistically, adv. /spir i chooh euh liz euhm/, n. 1. the belief or doctrine that the spirits of the dead, surviving after the mortal life, can and do communicate with the living, esp. through a person (a medium)… …   Universalium

spiritualism — ˈspɪrɪtjuəlɪzm сущ. 1) филос. спиритуализм 2) = spiritism (философское) спиритуализм спиритизм spiritualism = spiritism филос. спиритуализм …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

spiritualism — noun Date: 1796 1. the view that spirit is a prime element of reality 2. a. a belief that spirits of the dead communicate with the living usually through a medium b. capitalized a movement comprising religious organizations emphasizing… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

spiritualism — [ sprɪɪtʃʊəlɪz(ə)m] 1) Общая лексика: спиритизм 2) Философия: спиритуализм 3) Религия: (A belief that spirits of the dead communicate with the living through a medium) спиритизм, (A movement comprising religious organizations emphasizing… …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

spiritualism — noun a) A philosophic doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness. b) A belief that the dead …   Wiktionary