espiritismo

Portuguese

Etymology

From espírito +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pi.ɾiˈt͡ʃiz.mu/, /es.pi.ɾiˈt͡ʃiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pi.ɾiˈt͡ʃiz.mu/, /es.pi.ɾiˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pi.ɾiˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/, /eʃ.pi.ɾiˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.pi.ɾiˈt͡ʃiz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pi.ɾiˈtiʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ri‧tis‧mo

Noun

espiritismo m (usually uncountable, plural espiritismos)

1. Spiritism, Kardecism (a religious and philosophical doctrine developed by Allan Kardec)

   Synonym: kardecismo

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:espiritismo.

Related terms

• espírita

Spanish

Etymology

From espíritu +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espiɾiˈtismo/ [es.pi.ɾiˈt̪iz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧ri‧tis‧mo

Noun

espiritismo m (plural espiritismos)

1. Spiritism (a religious and philosophical doctrine concerned with communication with the dead)

Derived terms

• espiritista

 

Further reading

• “espiritismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014