spirit rappingn.

Brit.

/ˈspɪrɪt ˌrapɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈspɪrᵻt ˌræpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spirit n., rapping n.¹

Etymology: < spirit n. + rapping n.¹

Now chiefly historical.

1. In plural. Rapping or knocking sounds alleged to be made by spirits in answer to questions addressed to them.

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the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [noun] > rapping or moving table (by spirit)

spirit rappings1846

table tipping1846

rapping1848

table-lifting1852

table-moving1852

table-turning1852

rap1853

table-rapping1853

table-tapping1854

table tilting1858

1846 G. Putnam Serm. before Legislature of Mass. 30 The fanatic finds revelation..in mesmeric developments, in spirit rappings, table tippings, in all mysterious phenomena.

1879 N. Amer. Rev. July 71 The pilgrimages of the future should be made, not to the tomb of Volta nor the Strada Felice of Bologna..but to..the Witches' Hill at Salem, the house where spirit-rappings first appeared.

1934 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 2 Nov. 14/3 There will be spirit rappings, talking skulls and countless other features without which seances would be incomplete.

1989 Washington Post 10 Dec. (Book World section) 16/1 Their weird capacity to evoke ‘spirit rappings’ while sitting innocently still at a table.

2000 Utopian Stud. 11 244 Most previous accounts of spiritualism..have..dwelt on its sensationalist aspects, such as spirit-rappings and other material manifestations.

2. The production of rapping or knocking sounds, regarded or claimed as a means of communicating with spirits. Cf. table-rapping n.Recorded earliest in anti-spirit rapping.

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the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [noun] > rapping or moving table (by spirit) > communication through

spirit rapping1851

1851 Weekly Wisconsin (Milwaukee) 21 May C. C. Burr, the great anti-spirit rapping knight, is at Cleveland.

1869 A. J. Evans Vashti x. 126 I don't believe in spirit-rapping, and such stuff as dancing tables, and spinning chairs.

1939 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc Oct. 662 He..is very eager to know..what he is to think about spirit-rapping.

1984 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 14 June Mr. Buell was quite accustomed to reaching his wife in the ‘spirit world’ and the couple frequently communicated through sessions of ‘spirit rapping’.

2009 U. McGovern & P. Jenner Lost Lore 116 The Fox sisters in America claimed to be able to converse with the dead through ‘spirit-rapping’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spirit rapping
释义	spirit rappingn. Brit. /ˈspɪrɪt ˌrapɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈspɪrᵻt ˌræpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spirit n., rapping n.¹ Etymology: < spirit n. + rapping n.¹ Now chiefly historical. 1. In plural. Rapping or knocking sounds alleged to be made by spirits in answer to questions addressed to them. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [noun] > rapping or moving table (by spirit) spirit rappings1846 table tipping1846 rapping1848 table-lifting1852 table-moving1852 table-turning1852 rap1853 table-rapping1853 table-tapping1854 table tilting1858 1846 G. Putnam Serm. before Legislature of Mass. 30 The fanatic finds revelation..in mesmeric developments, in spirit rappings, table tippings, in all mysterious phenomena. 1879 N. Amer. Rev. July 71 The pilgrimages of the future should be made, not to the tomb of Volta nor the Strada Felice of Bologna..but to..the Witches' Hill at Salem, the house where spirit-rappings first appeared. 1934 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 2 Nov. 14/3 There will be spirit rappings, talking skulls and countless other features without which seances would be incomplete. 1989 Washington Post 10 Dec. (Book World section) 16/1 Their weird capacity to evoke ‘spirit rappings’ while sitting innocently still at a table. 2000 Utopian Stud. 11 244 Most previous accounts of spiritualism..have..dwelt on its sensationalist aspects, such as spirit-rappings and other material manifestations. 2. The production of rapping or knocking sounds, regarded or claimed as a means of communicating with spirits. Cf. table-rapping n.Recorded earliest in anti-spirit rapping. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [noun] > rapping or moving table (by spirit) > communication through spirit rapping1851 1851 Weekly Wisconsin (Milwaukee) 21 May C. C. Burr, the great anti-spirit rapping knight, is at Cleveland. 1869 A. J. Evans Vashti x. 126 I don't believe in spirit-rapping, and such stuff as dancing tables, and spinning chairs. 1939 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc Oct. 662 He..is very eager to know..what he is to think about spirit-rapping. 1984 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 14 June Mr. Buell was quite accustomed to reaching his wife in the ‘spirit world’ and the couple frequently communicated through sessions of ‘spirit rapping’. 2009 U. McGovern & P. Jenner Lost Lore 116 The Fox sisters in America claimed to be able to converse with the dead through ‘spirit-rapping’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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