Word: Spiritism
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: spir
it
ism
Definition: Proper noun~ A philosophical doctrine, established in France in the mid nineteenth century, postulating that humans are essentially immortal spirits that temporarily inhabit physical bodies, and may have influence on the physical world.
Morphemes:
Affix: spirit
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The soul of a person or other creature. What moves through experience into self-definition as souls purpose.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: spīritus
Language: la
Decoded: spiritus
Meaning: breath; spirit
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.