🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

영혼주의

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yeonghonjuui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Spiritualism/ˈspɪrɪtʃuəlɪzəm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"영혼주의는 죽은 자와 소통할 수 있다는 믿음입니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The belief that the spirits of the dead can communicate with the living, often through a medium.

    "Many people attended the séance in hopes of experiencing spiritualism firsthand."
  2. 2

    A religious movement based on the belief in the ability to communicate with spirits.

    "Spiritualism gained popularity in the 19th century as people sought to understand the afterlife."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'spiritualism' originates from the Latin word 'spiritus', meaning 'spirit' or 'breath', combined with the suffix '-ism', which denotes a doctrine or belief system. It emerged in the 19th century during a period of religious revival and interest in the supernatural, particularly in the context of the Spiritualist movement that sought to communicate with the spirits of the deceased.

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