"rescue circle" meaning in All languages combined

See rescue circle on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: rescue circles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rescue circle (plural rescue circles)
  1. (parapsychology) A group of spiritualists that hold sittings in order to help confused spirits of the dead to accept the fact that they are dead. Categories (topical): Death, Parapsychology
    Sense id: en-rescue_circle-en-noun-EqpRDgYm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience

Inflected forms

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