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    seance
    /ˈseɪɒns/

    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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSÉANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SÉANCE definition: 1. a meeting where people try to talk with dead people: 2. a meeting where people try to talk with…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › séanceSéance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › seanceSeance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › seanceSÉANCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Séance definition: a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.. See examples of SÉANCE used in a sentence.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › séanceséance - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · 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.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › seanceSEANCE definition in American English | Collins English ...

    A seance is a meeting in which people try to make contact with people who have died.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › séanceSéance - definition of séance by The Free Dictionary

    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]