Spiritualism
or Spiritism. A system which started up in America in
1848. It professes that certain living persons have the power of
holding communion with the “spirits of the dead.” Nineteenth century
spiritualism probably owes its origin to Andrew Jackson Davis, “the
seer of Poughkeepsie.”
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Spiritualism from Fact Monster:
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