SPIRITUALISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spiritualism mean? 

• SPIRITUALISM (noun)
  The noun SPIRITUALISM has 3 senses:

1. (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God

2. the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)

3. concern with things of the spirit

  Familiarity information: SPIRITUALISM used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPIRITUALISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("spiritualism" is a kind of...):

theological doctrine (the doctrine of a religious group)

Derivation:

spiritualistic (of or relating to or connected with spiritualism)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("spiritualism" is a kind of...):

belief (any cognitive content held as true)

Domain member category:

ectoplasm ((spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance)

Derivation:

spiritualist (someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead)

spiritualistic (of or relating to or connected with spiritualism)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Concern with things of the spirit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

otherworldliness; spiritism; spiritualism; spirituality

Hypernyms ("spiritualism" is a kind of...):

internality; inwardness (preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values))

Derivation:

spiritualist (someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead)