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table tapping

/ˈteɪbəl ˈtæpɪŋ/

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/ˈteɪbəl ˈtæpɪŋ/formalobsolete
  • ruИсторическая спиритуалистическая практика, когда участники сидят вокруг стола и пытаются общаться с духами с помощью стука или постукивания, издаваемого столом, часто ассоциируемая с сеансами XIX века.

A historical spiritualist practice where participants sit around a table and attempt to communicate with spirits through rapping or tapping sounds produced by the table, often associated with 19th-century séances.

  1. Spiritualist practiceC1formal

    A method of communicating with spirits where participants lightly tap a table to produce coded responses, often associated with séances.

    ruСтоловерчение

    • During the séance, they engaged in table tapping to contact the spirit world.
    • The medium claimed that table tapping was a reliable form of communication.
    • Table tapping was a popular practice in Victorian spiritualism.