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spiritualism

/ˈspɪɹɪtjuəlɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
spir-i-tu-al-ism
IPA
/ˈspɪɹɪtjuəlɪzəm/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium. Used in a broader sense than spiritism.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The quality or state of being spiritual.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A belief that spirits of the dead have both the ability and the inclination to communicate with the living, providing useful knowledge about moral and ethical issues, as well as about the nature of God.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin spīrituālisder. Old French spirituelbor. Middle English spiritual English spiritual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English spiritualism From spiritual + -ism. In Allan Kardec's book The Spirits Book (1857) (Le Livre des Esprits in the original French), in which a distinction between spiritism and spiritualism is defined.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

spiritualisms (plural)

Derived Forms

antispiritualism conspiritualism spiritualist Xpiritualism

Frequently Paired Words

spiritualism Spiritism

Synonyms

spirituality spiritism otherworldliness

Questions

How do you pronounce spiritualism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɪɹɪtjuəlɪzəm/.
What does spiritualism mean?
A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.
Where does spiritualism come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin spīrituālisder. Old French spirituelbor. Middle English spiritual English spiritual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English spiritualism From spiritual + -ism. In Allan Kardec's book The Spirits Book (1857) (Le Livre des Esprits in the original French), in which a distinction between spiritism and spiritualism is defined.

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