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单词 spirit rapping
释义

spirit rapping

noun

variants or spirit-rapping
ˈspir-ət-ˌra-piŋ How to pronounce spirit rapping (audio)
: communication by raps held to be from the spirits of the dead
Mr. Buell was quite accustomed to reaching his wife in the "spirit world" and the couple frequently communicated through sessions of "spirit rapping," the vehicle being a table. Mary Byers and Margaret McBurney
… while the public responded to the discovery of magnetism and electricity with mystical awe, phenomena such as spirit-rapping were thought possible thanks to the medium being tapped into a source of as yet unknown energy. Bozenza Kucala

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The middle sister, Maggie, publicly denounced spirit rapping in 1888. Brandy Schillace, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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