spiritualism

n. 唯灵论

发音

其它 /ˈspɪɹɪtjuəlɪzəm/

词形变化

spiritualisms 复数 spiritualisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.

    可数 不可数 哲学
  2. 2.

    A belief that the dead communicate with the living, especially through a medium. Used in a broader sense than spiritism.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    The quality or state of being spiritual.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

spirituality otherworldliness spiritism

上位词 3

belief internality inwardness

词源

From spiritual + -ism. In Allan Kardec's book The Spirits Book (1857) (Le Livre des Esprits in the original French), in which a distinction between spiritism and spiritualism is defined.

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