séance
/ˈseɪɑːns/
a spiritualist meeting held in an attempt to receive communications from spirits
séance in a sentence
“The programmers joked that the exact command and distant response made the terminal feel like a séance.”
Origin of séance
French séance sitting, session, from seoir to sit, ultimately from Latin sedēre
Related Words
conjure
to summon into existence, as if by oath or spell
summon
to call forth with authority
spell
a spoken formula with power to change things; also, to write letters in order
charm
a sung or spoken verse carrying magical power; the quality that delights
hex
to cast a spell on; a curse
curse
a solemn utterance meant to bring harm upon someone