Seances Meaning in English

word · lemma: seance

US

ˈseɪɑns

SAY-ahn-siz

UK

ˈseɪ.ɒnsɪz

SAY-on-siz

التعريف

Meetings where people try to communicate with spirits, usually through a medium. Often held to talk to the dead.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Plural of 'seance'; formal or neutral register, often found in contexts about the supernatural. Common collocations: 'hold seances', 'attend seances'. Refers specifically to spirit communication, not other rituals.

• Spanish: sesiones de espiritismo
• Portuguese (BR): sessões espíritas
• Portuguese (PT): sessões espíritas
• Chinese (Simplified): 降神会 - 通灵会
• Chinese (Traditional): 降神會 - 通靈會
• Hindi: सियांस (आत्मा बुलाने की बैठकें)
• Arabic: جلسات استحضار الأرواح
• Bengali: সিয়ান্স - স্পিরিট ডাকা সভা
• Russian: сеансы (спиритические)
• Japanese: 降霊会 - センス
• Vietnamese: buổi gọi hồn - buổi lên đồng
• Korean: 강령회 - 세앙스
• Turkish: seans (ruhsal iletişim için)
• Urdu: سیانس - روحوں سے رابطے کی مجلس
• Indonesian: sesi pemanggilan arwah - seanse

جمل نموذجية

They held several seances in the old house.

basic

Some people believe seances can contact the dead.

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The group organized weekly seances.

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Growing up, my grandmother used to tell stories about secret seances.

natural

After a few unsuccessful seances, they finally claimed to hear a spirit's voice.

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Many novels include dramatic seances to create a spooky mood.

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