seance
Noun: 1. A meeting where people attempt to communicate with the spirits of the dead: A session, often led by a medium, in which participants seek to receive messages from or make contact with deceased persons.
The word "seance" is used to describe a specific type of gathering focused on spiritualist practices. It is a formal noun. - It is typically preceded by articles like "a," "the," or possessive pronouns. - It often appears with verbs like "hold," "conduct," "attend," or "have."
- The family decided to hold a seance in hopes of contacting their late grandfather.
- She was skeptical but curious about what might happen at the seance.
- During the seance, the medium claimed to channel a spirit from the 19th century.
- To conduct a seance: To lead or organize a spiritualist meeting.
- The renowned psychic was hired to conduct a seance for the historical society.
- Seance room/parlor: A room specifically used for such meetings.
- The old mansion had a dedicated seance parlor in the attic.
- Séance: An alternative spelling, using the French accent, which is also common in English.
- Sitting: A less common synonym, particularly in spiritualist circles, for a session of attempted spirit communication.
- They attended a sitting with a famous clairvoyant.
- Spiritualist meeting: A more descriptive, formal synonym.
- Sitting: (As noted above).
- Spirit communication session: A very descriptive phrase.
(While "seance" itself is not typically part of idioms, it is central to descriptive phrases.) - To sit in on a seance: To attend or participate in a seance. - He was invited to sit in on a seance but declined politely. - The seance took a dark turn: A phrase indicating the atmosphere or events of the seance became frightening or sinister. - When the candles flickered out, the seance took a dark turn.
- a meeting of spiritualists
- the seance was held in the medium's parlor