Definition of "spirit-rapping" []

• A general name given to certain supposed spiritualistic manifestations, as audible raps or knocks on tables, table-turning, and kindred demonstrations. See spiritualism, 3. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "And there he found all the wise people instructing mankind in the science of spirit-rapping, while their house was burning over their heads: and when Tom told them of the fire, they held an indignation meeting forthwith, and unanimously determined to hang"
• "[1805] This form of spirit-rapping was familiar to the ancients, and"
• "The great talk now is Mrs. Beecher Stowe and spirit-rapping, both of which have arrived in England."