spiritualism

As nouns the difference between spiritualism and religion

is that spiritualism is a religion whose adherents believe that humans can communicate with the spirits of the dead while religion is religion.

As nouns the difference between idealism and spiritualism

is that idealism is the property of a person of having high ideals that are usually unrealizable or at odds with practical life while spiritualism is a philosophic doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.

As nouns the difference between spiritualism and mysticism

is that spiritualism is a religion whose adherents believe that humans can communicate with the spirits of the dead while mysticism is the beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics.

As a noun spiritualism

is a philosophic doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.

As an adjective sentimental is

characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.

As nouns the difference between mentalism and spiritualism

is that mentalism is the doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind's awareness while spiritualism is a philosophic doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.

As nouns the difference between pantheism and spiritualism

is that pantheism is the belief that the universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God while spiritualism is a philosophic doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness.