spiritualism

Meanings

Plural: spiritualisms

Noun

• (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God
• the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)
• concern with things of the spirit
• A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.
• A belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium. Used in a broader sense than spiritism.
• The quality or state of being spiritual.

Synonyms

otherworldliness, spiritism, spirituality

Antonyms

worldliness