spiritualismo
Esperanto
Etymology
From spirituala + -ismo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spirituaˈlismo/
- Rhymes: -ismo
- Hyphenation: spi‧ri‧tu‧a‧lis‧mo
Noun
spiritualismo (accusative singular spiritualismon, plural spiritualismoj, accusative plural spiritualismojn)
- (philosophy) spiritualism (any doctrine, that does not limit itself to positive knowledge or social benefit, but recognises the autonomy or importance of spiritual questions); a philosophical doctrine, according to which…
- …the soul constitutes a substantial reality existing separately and independently of the body and matter
- …the mind is irreducible to matter
- (proscribed) synonym of idealismo (“idealism”) (striving for an ideal, for perfection; carelessness about real ordinary life)
- Synonyms: spiritemismo, spiritecismo
- Antonym: pozitivismo
Usage notes
Not to be confused with spiritismo.
References
- “spiritualismo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spi.ri.twaˈliz.mo/
- Rhymes: -izmo
- Hyphenation: spi‧ri‧tua‧lì‧smo
Noun
spiritualismo m (plural spiritualismi)