espiritismo
Portuguese, noun/is.pi.ɾiˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
espiritismo is spelled E-S-P-I-R-I-T-I-S-M-O (11 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,941st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espiritismo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Spiritism, Kardecism (a religious and philosophical doctrine developed by Allan Kardec)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “doutrina filosófica, científica e religiosa cristã, codificada por Allan Kardec, baseada na existência de…”.
What does espiritismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineSpiritism, Kardecism (a religious and philosophical doctrine developed by Allan Kardec)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. doutrina filosófica, científica e religiosa cristã, codificada por Allan Kardec, baseada na existência de Deus e na reencarnação, assim como na evocação de espíritos desencarnados 2. doutrina ou crença na evocação dos espíritos dos mortos, que supostamente ocorre pela interveniência de médiuns 3. prática dessa doutrina
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of espiritismo
- espiritismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espiritismo?
- Brazil /is.pi.ɾiˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
- Brazil /es.pi.ɾiˈt͡ʃiz.mu/
- /iʃ.pi.ɾiˈt͡ʃiʒ.mu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espiritismo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espiritismo in Portuguese?
espiritismo appears 2.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).