spirit rapping

noun Spiritualism.

a form of communication between living persons and the spirits of deceased persons by tapping out messages on a table, board, or the like.

Origin of spirit rapping

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

OTHER WORDS FROM spirit rapping

spirit rapper, noun

Words nearby spirit rapping

spirit of enterprise, spirit of hartshorn, spirit of nitrous ether, spiritoso, spiritous, spirit rapping, spirits of ammonia, spirits of hartshorn, spirits of salt, spirits of turpentine, spirits of wine

Example sentences from the Web for spirit rapping

Then, all of a sudden, the moorland villages round were overtaken by an epidemic of spirit-rapping and table-turning.
The History of David Grieve|Mrs. Humphry Ward
Spirit-rapping, table-turning, and the rest of it, fare badly at the hands of Leech.
John Leech, His Life and Work, Vol. II (of II)|William Powell Frith
What, we may ask, do those who hold in their hands a perfect revelation from God want of table-turning and spirit-rapping?
Notes on the Book of Deuteronomy, Volume II|Charles Henry Mackintosh
I fancy that is just what those who believe in spirit-rapping would say.
The Portent and Other Stories|George MacDonald

This is a totally different thing from believing in spirit-rapping, which I scorn.
Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville|Mary Somerville

单词	spirit rapping
释义	spirit rapping noun Spiritualism. a form of communication between living persons and the spirits of deceased persons by tapping out messages on a table, board, or the like. Origin of spirit rapping An Americanism dating back to 1850–55 OTHER WORDS FROM spirit rapping spirit rapper, noun Words nearby spirit rapping spirit of enterprise, spirit of hartshorn, spirit of nitrous ether, spiritoso, spiritous, spirit rapping, spirits of ammonia, spirits of hartshorn, spirits of salt, spirits of turpentine, spirits of wine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spirit rapping Then, all of a sudden, the moorland villages round were overtaken by an epidemic of spirit-rapping and table-turning. The History of David Grieve\|Mrs. Humphry Ward Spirit-rapping, table-turning, and the rest of it, fare badly at the hands of Leech. John Leech, His Life and Work, Vol. II (of II)\|William Powell Frith What, we may ask, do those who hold in their hands a perfect revelation from God want of table-turning and spirit-rapping? Notes on the Book of Deuteronomy, Volume II\|Charles Henry Mackintosh I fancy that is just what those who believe in spirit-rapping would say. The Portent and Other Stories\|George MacDonald This is a totally different thing from believing in spirit-rapping, which I scorn. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville\|Mary Somerville
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