Spiritism en · PROPN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism ▲ French spiritismecalq. English Spiritism From spirit + -ism. Calque of French spiritisme.
Meanings
- 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.
Relateds
spiritualism · spiritism · Spiritualism · Spiritist
Translations (26)
nl spiritisme (philosophical doctrine) · de Spiritismus (philosophical doctrine) · sh spiritizam (philosophical doctrine) · eo spiritismo (philosophical doctrine) · no spiritisme (philosophical doctrine) · tr spiritizm (philosophical doctrine) · cmn 通靈術 /通灵术 (philosophical doctrine) · ru спиритизм (philosophical doctrine) · la spiritismus (philosophical doctrine) · vi thông linh luận (philosophical doctrine) · vi thuyết thông linh (philosophical doctrine) · fr spiritisme (philosophical doctrine) · es espiritismo (philosophical doctrine) · it spiritismo (philosophical doctrine) · da spiritisme (philosophical doctrine) · ca espiritisme (philosophical doctrine) · pt espiritismo (philosophical doctrine) · sv spiritism (philosophical doctrine) · cs spiritismus (philosophical doctrine) · is spíritismi (philosophical doctrine) · ja スピリティズム (philosophical doctrine) · cmn 唯靈論 /唯灵论 (philosophical doctrine) · fi spiritismi (philosophical doctrine) · pl spirytyzm (philosophical doctrine) · ga spioradachas (philosophical doctrine) · el πνευματισμός (philosophical doctrine)