séance
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
a session or sitting, as of a class or organization.
Origin of séance
1usage note For séance
Words that may be confused with séance
- science, séance
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How to use séance in a sentence
Was a séance held or Ouija board used before the disturbance began?
She sent at once for Lees and a séance was held in the Palace.
How Queen Victoria's Affection For John Brown Sprang From His Contact With Dead Albert's Shade | Tom Sykes | June 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBrown would mount a séance and the dead prince would speak for himself.
How Queen Victoria's Affection For John Brown Sprang From His Contact With Dead Albert's Shade | Tom Sykes | June 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTYears later, George VI happened on a detailed record of a John Brown séance that had somehow managed to survive.
How Queen Victoria's Affection For John Brown Sprang From His Contact With Dead Albert's Shade | Tom Sykes | June 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThese are the poorer class of models—the riff-raff of the Quarter—who get anywhere from a few sous to a few francs for a séance.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley Smith
He was present upon serious business, in fact, nothing short of assisting at a séance.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteIt was not to be wondered at that the séance was very brief, and the meeting adjourned.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice DaviesMy first experimental séance with this remarkable medium took place on the 27th of July, 1897.
Mysterious Psychic Forces | Camille FlammarionWe were speaking, a few pages back, of the séance drawings and descriptions of Jupiter made by Victorien Sardou.
Mysterious Psychic Forces | Camille Flammarion
British Dictionary definitions for seance
sance
/ (ˈseɪɑ̃ns, -ɑːns) /
a meeting at which spiritualists attempt to receive messages from the spirits of the dead
a meeting of a society
Origin of seance
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