Spiritism

See also: spiritism

English

Etymology

From spirit +‎ -ism. Calque of French spiritisme.

Proper noun

Spiritism

  1. A philosophical doctrine, established in France in the mid nineteenth century, postulating that humans are essentially immortal spirits that temporarily inhabit physical bodies, and may have influence on the physical world.

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