spiritualism
/ˈspɪrɪtjʊəlɪzəm/noun
mass noun
1
- a system of belief or religious practice based on supposed communication with the spirits of the dead, especially through mediums招魂说, 招魂术(认为死者的亡灵可以通过媒介与活人联系)。
2
- Philosophy the doctrine that the spirit exists as distinct from matter, or that spirit is the only reality【哲】唯灵论(主张精神独立于物质之外而存在, 而精神是唯一的实体); 唯心论。
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