Apparition
WordNet
noun
(1) An act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
"Natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"
(2) Something existing in perception only
"A ghostly apparition at midnight"
(3) The appearance of a ghostlike figure
"I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
(4) A ghostly appearing figure
"We were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
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Etymology
From , from , from .
Noun
- An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
- The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. -- William H. Prescott.
- The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. -- Sir W. Scott.
- The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
- Which apparition, it seems, was you. --Tatler.
- An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.
- The heavenly bands . . . a glorious apparition. --John Milton.
- I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition. --
- (Astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured;—opposed to occultation.
Noun
- ghost (spirit appearing after death)