séance

sé·ance

S0191800 (sā′äns′, -äNs′)n.1. A meeting of people to receive spiritualistic messages.2. A meeting, session, or sitting, as of a learned or legislative body.

[French, a sitting, from Old French seoir, to sit, from Latin sedēre; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

seance

(ˈseɪɑ̃ns; -ɑːns) or

séance

n1. (Alternative Belief Systems) a meeting at which spiritualists attempt to receive messages from the spirits of the dead2. a meeting of a society[C19: from French, literally: a sitting, from Old French seoir to sit, from Latin sedēre]

sé•ance

(ˈseɪ ɑns)

n. 1. a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead. 2. a session or sitting, as of a class or organization. [1795–1805; < French: session =sé-, base of seoir to sit (< Latin sedēre) + -ance -ance]

Thesaurus

Noun

seance - a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"sitting, sessionspirit rapping, table rapping, table tapping - alleged form of communication with spirits of the deadtable lifting, table tilting, table tipping, table turning - manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spiritsget together, meeting - a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room"

Translations

降神会

séance

(ˈseiaːns) noun a meeting of people trying to obtain messages from the spirits of dead people. She claims to have spoken to Napoleon at a séance.降神会