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A séance or seance (/ ˈ s eɪ. ɑː n s /; French:) 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 definition: 1. a meeting where people try to talk with dead people: 2. a meeting where people try to talk with…. Learn more.
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SÉANCE translate: session, showing, session, session, session, sitting. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun séance. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in U.S. English. séance has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
Séance, (French: “sitting”), in occultism, meeting centred on a medium (q.v.), who seeks to communicate with spirits of the dead. Because strong light is said to hinder communication, a séance usually takes place in darkness or subdued light.
séance translation in French - English Reverso dictionary, see also 'séance plénière, sécante, se lancer, s'élancer', examples, definition, conjugation.
Séance A major structure of Spiritualism, the séance is a gathering of a small group of individuals who sit together to obtain paranormal manifestations or establish communication with the dead.
Ouvrir, suspendre, lever la séance. Être en séance. Tenir séance. locution Séance tenante : la séance se poursuivant ; au figuré immédiatement et sans retard.
séance (noun) séance / ˈ seɪˌɑːns/ noun. also seance. plural séances. Britannica Dictionary definition of SÉANCE. [count] : a meeting where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people. They're having/holding a séance.
