Belief in ghosts; spec. the belief that incorporeal spirits (esp. those of the dead) can make themselves known to or communicate with the living…
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| 释义 | the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [noun] (92) ghostism1850 Belief in ghosts; spec. the belief that incorporeal spirits (esp. those of the dead) can make themselves known to or communicate with the living… spiritualism1851 Frequently with capital initial. The belief that incorporeal spirits (esp. those of the dead) can make themselves known to or communicate with… spiritism1856 Belief in the existence and influence of incorporeal spirits and the possibility of communicating with them, esp. with the spirits of the dead; a… psychomancy1865 Communication between souls or minds; telepathy. Now rare. metapsychics1905 The study of phenomena which are beyond the scope of orthodox psychology. Cf. parapsychology, n. metapsychism1922 = metapsychics, n. Subcategories:— matters relating to (1) — spiritualist or medium (18) — ectoplasm or object formed by (5) — a spiritual body (12) — hypothesis of supersensible 'double' (2) — seance (10) — Ouija (2) — reception of message (1) — spirit-writing (11) — rapping or moving table (by spirit) (18) — raising by supposed lightness (3) — spiritual healing (3) |
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