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View synonyms for séance

séance

[ sey-ahns ]

noun

  1. a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
  2. a session or sitting, as of a class or organization.

seance

/ ˈseɪɑ̃ns; -ɑːns /

noun

  1. a meeting at which spiritualists attempt to receive messages from the spirits of the dead
  2. a meeting of a society

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Word History and Origins

Origin of séance1

1795–1805; < French: session, equivalent to sé-, base of seoir to sit 1 (< Latin sedēre ) + -ance -ance

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Word History and Origins

Origin of séance1

C19: from French, literally: a sitting, from Old French seoir to sit, from Latin sedēre

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