Spiritualism (beliefs)
WordNet
noun
(1) Concern with things of the spirit
(2) The belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)
(3) (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A philosophic doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.
- A belief that the dead communicate with the living through a medium having special powers.