thông linh

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Spirit communication: The practice of, or belief in, communicating with spirits of the dead.
   • Spiritualism: A system of beliefs or religious practices based on the idea that the spirits of the dead can communicate with the living.

2. Adjective:

   • Spiritualistic: Relating to or involved in communication with spirits.
   • Mediumistic: Having the qualities of a medium; sensitive to spiritual influences.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Một số người tin vào thông linh. (Some people believe in spirit communication.)
  • Thông linh là một chủ đề gây tranh cãi. (Spiritualism is a controversial topic.)

• Adjective:

  • Cô ấy có năng lực thông linh. (She has mediumistic abilities.)
  • Buổi gọi hồn là một nghi thức thông linh. (A séance is a spiritualistic ritual.)

Advanced Usage

• "thông linh học": Spiritism; the study or doctrine of spirit communication.
  • Ông ấy nghiên cứu thông linh học. (He studies spiritism.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đồng cốt (n): A spirit medium; a person who acts as a channel for spirits.

  • Người đồng cốt tổ chức buổi gọi hồn. (The medium conducted the séance.)

• Gọi hồn (v): To summon a spirit; to conduct a séance.

  • Họ cố gắng gọi hồn người đã khuất. (They tried to summon the spirit of the deceased.)

Synonyms

• Spirit communication: The act of contacting spirits.
• Spiritualism: The belief in communication with the dead.
• Mediumship: The practice of acting as a medium.

Related Idioms

• Cõi âm: The spirit world; the realm of the dead.
  • Thông linh được cho là kết nối với cõi âm. (Spirit communication is thought to connect with the spirit world.)