séance
/ˈseɪˌɑns/
séance noun: a ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.
Noun
séance (plural séances)
- A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.
- [B]ut only too often séances degenerate into pure sorcery or necromancy, attracting all kinds of undeveloped and earth-bound entities.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 231
- The sitting of an assembly to discuss a matter.
Verb
séance (third-person singular simple present séances, present participle séancing, simple past and past participle séanced)
- To hold a séance (communication with spirits).
séance meaning in Hindi
séance in Hindi
- a ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits
- सेआंस seāns, दावत dāvat, हाज़िरात hāzirāt
Forms of séance
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | séances |
| alternative form | seance |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | séances |
| present participle | séancing |
| past participle | séanced |
| past | séanced |
Origin of séance
Borrowed from French séance (“sitting, session”).
Words formed from séance
Words that rhyme with séance
Questions about séance
- What does séance mean?
- Séance means a ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.
- What is séance in Hindi?
- Séance in Hindi is सेआंस (seāns), दावत (dāvat), हाज़िरात (hāzirāt). See Séance meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is séance?
- Séance can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce séance?
- Séance is pronounced /ˈseɪˌɑns/ (US).
- What is the plural of séance?
- The plural of séance is séances.
Words near séance in the dictionary
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