mediumship
mediumship noun: the state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
Noun
mediumship (countable and uncountable, plural mediumships)
- The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
- The mother is a spiritualist—has been for years—and, being on the lookout for it, naturally discovered what she calls 'mediumship' in Viola when a child.1905, Hamlin Garland, “Dr. Britt Explains”, in Tyranny of the Dark, Reprint edition (Fiction), Project Gutenberg, published 2008, page 70
- "I may add that in my own domestic circle, under my wife's mediumship, we have been privileged to bring hope and knowledge to some of these unhappy beings."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
Forms of mediumship
| plural | mediumships |
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Origin of mediumship
From medium + -ship.
Words formed from mediumship
Questions about mediumship
- What does mediumship mean?
- Mediumship means the state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
- What part of speech is mediumship?
- Mediumship is a noun.
- What is the plural of mediumship?
- The plural of mediumship is mediumships.
Words near mediumship in the dictionary
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