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Seance

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sessionnounA period of time devoted to a particular activity.
sittingnounA period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.

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sessionnounA period of time devoted to a particular activity.
sittingnounA period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
spiritualisticOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of spiritualism.
ouijanoun(countable) A board, having letters of the alphabet and the words yes and no; used with a planchette during a seance to "communicate" with spirits.
mediumisticOf or pertaining to mediums (people claiming to contact the dead); relating to or having the ability to communicate with spirits.
mediumshipnoun(parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
spiritualistnounOne who practises spiritism (a.k.a. spiritualism); a believer in the possibility of communication with the dead; one who attempts to communicate with the dead.
spiritisticOf or pertaining to, or associated, dealing, concerned, or connected with, spiritism (a.k.a. modern spiritualism); spiritualistic.
planchettenounA type of Ouija board. (A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is allowed to move, are sometimes interpreted as of oracular or supernatural import.)
apportsnoun(parapsychology) The supposed paranormal transference of an object from one place to another, or the appearance of an object from an unknown source, often associated with poltergeist activity and séances.
poltergeistnoun(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.
materializationsnounThe conversion of something into a physical form.
spiritistnounSpiritualist.
psychicRelating to or having the abilities of a psychic.
clairvoyantnounA person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
conjurationnounConjuring, legerdemain or magic.
rappingsnoun(music) Musical speech accompanied by a rhythm, most commonly as part of hip-hop music.
exorcismnounThe ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.
spiritualistsnounOne who practises spiritism (a.k.a. spiritualism); a believer in the possibility of communication with the dead; one who attempts to communicate with the dead.
hauntingsnounA particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.

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