How do you use the word "spiritualism" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "spiritualism" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "spiritualism": Philosophically spiritualism shows a strong tendency to develop into either panpsychism or transcendentalism. Why do so many people talk about Spiritualism without really knowing about it?

Spiritualism Meaning

/ˈspɪɹɪtjuəlɪzəm/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

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

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

Sentence Examples

Philosophically spiritualism shows a strong tendency to develop into either panpsychism or transcendentalism.

Why do so many people talk about Spiritualism without really knowing about it?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

spirituality

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The medium claimed to practice ____ and communicate with ghosts during séances.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The movement known as ____ became popular in the 19th century, focusing on communication with the dead.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin spīrituālisder. Old French spirituelbor. Middle English spiritual English spiritual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English spiritualism 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.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"What is called spiritualism should, I think, be called a mental species of materialism." — 1880, R. H. Hutton, “Preface”, in Theological essays:

"I wish it were possible to impress this truth upon people who rush into spiritualism from curiosity, or who try "table rapping" or some similar phenomenon "for fun"." — 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 229:

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