Library / English Dictionary

SEANCE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A meeting of spiritualists

Example:

the seance was held in the medium's parlor

Synonyms:

seance; session; sitting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("seance" is a kind of...):

get together; meeting (a small informal social gathering)

Meronyms (parts of "seance"):

spirit rapping; table rapping; table tapping (alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead)

table lifting; table tilting; table tipping; table turning (manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits)

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