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Mentalism vs Spiritualism - What's the difference?

mentalism | spiritualism |

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.

mentalism

English

Noun

(wikipedia mentalism) (-)
  • The doctrine that physical reality exists only because of the mind's awareness
  • Activities such as mind-reading, especially when used by performers
  • Oppression on the basis of neurological type or perceived intelligence

    • spiritualism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • 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.
  • A belief that the dead communicate with the living through a medium having special powers.
  • * R. H. Hutton
    • What is called spiritualism should, I think, be called a mental species of materialism.
  • The quality or state of being spiritual.

    • Derived terms

    * spiritualist