Seance

/ˈseɪ.ɒns/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the dead, often through a medium.

The group gathered around the table for a seance to try to communicate with their deceased loved ones.

A session or meeting for a particular purpose, often in a spiritual or paranormal context.

She held a seance in her home to see if she could connect with the spirit that haunted her living room.

A gathering where paranormal phenomena are sought.

They invited a famous psychic to conduct a seance during the full moon.

French, from 'séance', meaning 'session' or 'sitting'.

holding a seance

Conducting a session to communicate with spirits.

seance of the dead

A specific gathering aimed at contacting deceased individuals.

medium

A person regarded as able to communicate with spirits.

spirit

The non-physical part of a person, often believed to continue after physical death.

occult

Relating to mystical, supernatural, or magical powers.

Ghost meeting

They had a ghost meeting last night to try and reach their relatives.