table-turningn.

Brit.

/ˈteɪblˌtəːnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈteɪb(ə)lˌtərnɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., turning n.

Etymology: < table n. + turning n. Compare table-turner n., and also table-rapping n.

Spiritualism.

At a seance, etc.: the turning or movement of a table, attributed to spirits, esp. acting through a group of people who have placed their hands on its surface. Cf. table-rapping n.

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

1852 Brit. Controversialist 3 320/2 The professed discovery of new forces... The most recent..example of this kind is..table turning and table talking.

1855 E. Smedley et al. Occult Sci. 200 Faraday explains table-turning by involuntary muscular action.

1931 A. Christie Sittaford Myst. xiv. 122 I shall never forget it. I dream of it. I shall never dare to do table-turning again.

1959 R. Heywood Beyond Reach of Sense (1961) iii. 21 Among the phenomena which aroused Lord Kelvin's anger were spiritualism and table-turning.

1990 A. S. Byatt Possession xix. 365 I have read about table-turning and spirit rappings in Papa's magazines and I say it sounds like conjuring tricks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	table-turning
释义	table-turningn. Brit. /ˈteɪblˌtəːnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈteɪb(ə)lˌtərnɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: table n., turning n. Etymology: < table n. + turning n. Compare table-turner n., and also table-rapping n. Spiritualism. At a seance, etc.: the turning or movement of a table, attributed to spirits, esp. acting through a group of people who have placed their hands on its surface. Cf. table-rapping n. 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 1852 Brit. Controversialist 3 320/2 The professed discovery of new forces... The most recent..example of this kind is..table turning and table talking. 1855 E. Smedley et al. Occult Sci. 200 Faraday explains table-turning by involuntary muscular action. 1931 A. Christie Sittaford Myst. xiv. 122 I shall never forget it. I dream of it. I shall never dare to do table-turning again. 1959 R. Heywood Beyond Reach of Sense (1961) iii. 21 Among the phenomena which aroused Lord Kelvin's anger were spiritualism and table-turning. 1990 A. S. Byatt Possession xix. 365 I have read about table-turning and spirit rappings in Papa's magazines and I say it sounds like conjuring tricks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852
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