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spookism

noun
spook·​ism | \ -ˌkizəm\
plural -s

Definition of spookism

: belief in or the practice of communicating with spooks or spirits especially : spiritualism dabbler in wireless and spookism has a specially equipped set which collects the voices of the dead — Sydney (Australia) Bulletin

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