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eidolism

eidolism noun: the belief in ghosts or phantoms; spiritualism.

Noun

eidolism (uncountable)

  1. The belief in ghosts or phantoms; spiritualism.

Origin of eidolism

From Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image, apparition, phantom, ghost”) + -ism.

Questions about eidolism

What does eidolism mean?
Eidolism means the belief in ghosts or phantoms; spiritualism.
What part of speech is eidolism?
Eidolism is a noun.

Words near eidolism in the dictionary

  1. eidograph
  2. eidographs
  3. eidoi
  4. eidola
  5. eidolic
  6. eidolism
  7. eidoloclast
  8. eidological
  9. eidology
  10. eidolon
  11. eidolons

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