Antighostism

/ˌæntiːˈɡoʊstɪzəm/ noun

Definition

Opposition to or disbelief in ghosts or supernatural spirits; rejection of ghost belief or spiritualism.

Etymology

From anti- + ghost (from Old English gast, 'spirit') + -ism (ideology). Emerged as a named belief system in the 19th-20th centuries alongside spiritualism movements, as skeptics organized counter-movements based on scientific materialism.

Kelly Says

Antighostism represents the Enlightenment victory: instead of haunted houses being obvious facts, you now need extraordinary evidence to convince educated people spirits exist anywhere.

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