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noun
- 1. a meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the dead, especially through the agency of a medium.
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A séance or seance ( / ˈseɪ.ɑːns /; French: [seɑ̃s]) is an attempt to communicate with spirits. The word séance comes from the French word for "session", from the Old French seoir, "to sit". In French, the word's meaning is quite general and mundane: one may, for example, speak of " une séance de cinéma " ( lit. 'a movie session' ).
séance. noun. sé· ance ˈsā-ˌän (t)s. -ˌäⁿs, sā-ˈän (t)s, -ˈäⁿs. 1. : session, sitting. 2. : a spiritualist meeting to receive spirit communications. Examples of séance in a Sentence.
A seance is a meeting in which people try to make contact with people who have died. [...] More. Definitions of 'séance' a meeting or session; now specif., a meeting at which a medium seeks to communicate with the spirits of the dead. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'seance' American English: seɪɑns British English: seɪɑːns. More.
A seance is a kind of magical ritual that involves summoning ghosts or spirits of people who have died. You and your friends might have a seance in an attempt to speak to Amelia Earhart.
Definition of seance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a session or sitting, as of a class or organization. seance. / ˈseɪɑ̃ns; -ɑːns / noun. a meeting at which spiritualists attempt to receive messages from the spirits of the dead. a meeting of a society.
Jun 2, 2024 · séance (plural séances) A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium . 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 231: [B]ut only too often séances degenerate into pure sorcery or necromancy, attracting all kinds of undeveloped and earth-bound entities.
noun. a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead. a session or sitting, as of a class or organization. seance. / ˈseɪɑ̃ns; -ɑːns / noun. a meeting at which spiritualists attempt to receive messages from the spirits of the dead. a meeting of a society. Discover More. Spelling Note. See resume 2.
séance. n. 1. (Alternative Belief Systems) a meeting at which spiritualists attempt to receive messages from the spirits of the dead. 2. a meeting of a society. [C19: from French, literally: a sitting, from Old French seoir to sit, from Latin sedēre]
