Seance

Pronunciation: /seɪ.ɑːns/

Definitions of seance

noun a meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the spirits of the dead, especially through a medium

Example Sentences

A1 She attended a seance to try to communicate with her deceased grandmother.

A2 During the seance, the medium claimed to be channeling spirits from the other side.

B1 The group gathered around the table in the dimly lit room for a seance.

B2 The seance was conducted with great care and respect for the spirits being summoned.

C1 The famous psychic medium held a seance to connect with the spirit world.

C2 The seance was a profound experience, with messages from beyond that brought comfort to the participants.

Examples of seance in a Sentence

formal The medium conducted a seance to communicate with the spirits.

informal Let's have a seance tonight and see if we can contact any ghosts.

slang I heard they're hosting a seance at the old abandoned house down the street.

figurative The seance of ideas in the meeting room led to a breakthrough in our project.

Grammatical Forms of seance

• past tense: conducted
• plural: seances
• comparative: more spiritual
• superlative: most spiritual
• present tense: conducts
• future tense: will conduct
• perfect tense: has conducted
• continuous tense: is conducting
• singular: seance
• positive degree: spiritual
• infinitive: to conduct
• gerund: conducting
• participle: conducted

Origin and Evolution of seance

First Known Use: 1845 year

Language of Origin: French

Story behind the word: The word 'seance' originated from the French word 'séance', which means a sitting or session, particularly in the context of spiritualism and communicating with the dead.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the context of spiritualist practices, the word 'seance' has evolved to also refer to any gathering of people attempting to communicate with spirits or the deceased. It is now commonly used to describe a meeting where a medium attempts to contact the spirits of the dead.