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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries霊媒術
Pronunciation / Transliteration: reibaijutsu
"霊媒術はオカルト研究の一部として語られることが多い。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The practice or alleged ability of acting as a medium in order to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
"She claimed to practice mediumship to bring comfort to grieving relatives." - 2
The state or quality of being a medium capable of channeling psychic or paranormal phenomena.
"His development in mediumship required years of disciplined meditation and study."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English word 'medium' (from Latin 'medius', meaning 'middle') combined with the Germanic suffix '-ship' denoting state, condition, or office. It emerged during the mid-19th century height of the Spiritualism movement to describe the alleged ability of individuals to act as intermediaries between the living and the spirit world.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mediumship" is said worldwide
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médiumnité
Transliteration: may-dyoom-nee-tay
"La médiumnité est au cœur des pratiques spirituelles."
Mediumschaft
Transliteration: meed-yoom-shaft
"Sie interessierte sich stark für die Mediumschaft."
medianità
Transliteration: meh-dyuh-nah-tee-tah
"Molti studiosi hanno indagato i fenomeni di medianità."
mediumnidad
Transliteration: meh-dyoom-nee-dad
"La mediumnidad ha fascinado a la humanidad durante siglos."
mediunidade
Transliteration: meh-dyoo-nee-dah-jee
"A mediunidade é amplamente estudada na doutrina espírita."
मध्यस्थता
Transliteration: madhyasthata
"आध्यात्मिक दुनिया के साथ संपर्क को माध्यम्यता कहा जाता है।"
通灵术
Transliteration: tōng líng shù
"她对通灵术的研究引起了许多人的好奇。"
영매술
Transliteration: yeong-mae-sul
"그는 영매술을 통해 돌아가신 할머니의 메시지를 전달받았다."
霊媒術
Transliteration: reibaijutsu
"霊媒術はオカルト研究の一部として語られることが多い。"
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