SEANCE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does seance mean? 

• SEANCE (noun)
  The noun SEANCE has 1 sense:

1. a meeting of spiritualists

  Familiarity information: SEANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEANCE (noun)

Meaning:

A meeting of spiritualists

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

seance; sitting; session

Context example:

the seance was held in the medium's parlor

Hypernyms ("seance" is a kind of...):

get together; meeting (a small informal social gathering)

Meronyms (parts of "seance"):

spirit rapping; table rapping; table tapping (alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead)

table lifting; table tilting; table tipping; table turning (manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits)