séance
noun
sé·ance
ˈsā-ˌän(t)s 
-ˌäⁿs,
sā-ˈän(t)s,
-ˈäⁿs
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In a special Halloween episode, Trump tearing down the East Wing unleashes a vengeful spirit, leading members of his administration to hold a seance.
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Guests can stay in Room 217 (where King wrote his book), take tours of the property, attend seances and magic shows, and see the property’s Frozen Dead Guy.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Set in 1924, two years after Sarah Winchester’s death, this immersive experience has a masquerade ball, performers, and plenty of spooky mysteries — just head to the seance room.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Best Gifts for Pisces Dreamy Pisces are creative and spiritual, so a journal, art set, or metaphysical kit with all of the essentials for a seance is a great gift idea.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
Summon the Spirits: A paranormal investigator conducts a seance on Ripper Row in hopes of contacting the spirits of Jack the Ripper’s victims to learn the killer’s true identity.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Everyone gathers in the seance room for a little Practical Magic–esque spell-casting hand-holding.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
The French educator believed that being in communication with spirits and the dead, through mediumship, seances, and meetings with fellow believers, would result in improvements to spiritual and physical health.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
The days were filled with lectures and seances, but, unlike the more traditional churches, the spirited activities at night included music and dancing.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2025
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Guests can stay in Room 217 (where King wrote his book), take tours of the property, attend seances and magic shows, and see the property’s Frozen Dead Guy.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Set in 1924, two years after Sarah Winchester’s death, this immersive experience has a masquerade ball, performers, and plenty of spooky mysteries — just head to the seance room.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Best Gifts for Pisces Dreamy Pisces are creative and spiritual, so a journal, art set, or metaphysical kit with all of the essentials for a seance is a great gift idea.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
Summon the Spirits: A paranormal investigator conducts a seance on Ripper Row in hopes of contacting the spirits of Jack the Ripper’s victims to learn the killer’s true identity.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Everyone gathers in the seance room for a little Practical Magic–esque spell-casting hand-holding.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
The French educator believed that being in communication with spirits and the dead, through mediumship, seances, and meetings with fellow believers, would result in improvements to spiritual and physical health.
—Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
The days were filled with lectures and seances, but, unlike the more traditional churches, the spirited activities at night included music and dancing.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2025
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séance
noun
sé·ance
ˈsā-ˌän(t)s
1
: a meeting for discussion : session
2
: a meeting to receive the communications of spirits
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