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Recent Examples of spiritualism
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, spiritualism leveraged science to marvelous effect.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Though men also engaged with fortune-telling and spiritualism, women remained the popular image of the practice.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
The combination of cultural individualism, industrialization, and technological advance created a cultural moment in which audiences were open to and actively explored the idea of unseen forces (hey, if telegraph and photography worked, why not mesmerism, spiritualism, or palm-reading?).
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
Crookes became one of the leading advocates for spiritualism.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Though men also engaged with fortune-telling and spiritualism, women remained the popular image of the practice.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
The combination of cultural individualism, industrialization, and technological advance created a cultural moment in which audiences were open to and actively explored the idea of unseen forces (hey, if telegraph and photography worked, why not mesmerism, spiritualism, or palm-reading?).
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
Crookes became one of the leading advocates for spiritualism.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiritualism
Noun
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In modern pop culture, vampires have strayed away from occultism and are often depicted through a Christian lens, being repelled by crucifixes and sunlight.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Mysticism and occultism spread rapidly in the dying days of the Russian empire.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In this eerie tale about fear, lust, and female empowerment, the real question becomes whether this is an act of witchcraft—or a witch hunt.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Laura’s empty swimming pool comes in for a major metaphorical workout, and the film is dotted with memes and totems of a kind of witchcraft we’re never given the full decoder ring to.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2025
Noun
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His putting is and will always be capable of sorcery.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Bassett’s sword and sorcery movie Red Sonja will be released by Samuel Goldwyn Films later this year.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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Disney has been dabbling in digital necromancy ever since Rogue One, which featured a recreation of Peter Cushing's likeness as Grand Moff Tarkin.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The history of necromancy is an interesting window into our past more broadly.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Spiritualism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritualism. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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