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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. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SéanceSéance - Wikipedia

    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').

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

    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. Recent Examples on the Web In the wake of the 2014 story, the home was the target of vandalism and seances after drawing national attention.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › seanceSEANCE - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    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. Examples of 'seance' in a sentence.

  6. 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.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionseance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    Definition of seance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. 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.