Meaning of Spiritualism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.
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2. 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
3. A belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium. Used in a broader sense than spiritism.
   countable, uncountable
4. The quality or state of being spiritual.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“What is called spiritualism should, I think, be called a mental species of materialism.”

“I wish it were possible to impress this truth upon people who rush into spiritualism from curiosity, or who try "table rapping" or some similar phenomenon "for fun".”

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