Definitions for seance

seance sé·ance

Spelling: [sey-ahns]
IPA: /ˈseɪ ɑns/

Seance is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 89 anagrams from letters in seance (aceens).

Definitions for seance

noun

  1. a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
  2. a session or sitting, as of a class or organization.

Origin of seance

1795-1805; French: session, equivalent to sé-, base of seoir to sit1 (Latin sedēre) + -ance -ance

Examples for seance

Then there was a seance held last night in the little salon!

Colazione is Italian for a collection, a meeting, a seance, a sitting.

Then followed the usual sort of thing which follows at this sort of seance.

That is partly why I think there was no seance held last night.

Patience is necessary in conducting a seance, and perseverance is essential.

At the termination of the seance, the spirit-voice said, 'We are going'.

The seance is of old and elder men, of whom Socrates is the youngest.

When Old Stone Face had been staring at them during the seance—seance?

But the commission had not yet commenced its seance; and they had time to look about them.

This is the first seance I have ever taken part in, but I must believe now.'

Word Value for seance
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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