apparition
[ ap-uh-rish-uhn ]
/ ˌæp əˈrɪʃ ən /
noun
a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith: a ghostly apparition at midnight.
anything that appears, especially something remarkable or startling: the surprising apparition of cowboys in New York City.
an act of appearing; manifestation.
Astronomy.
the appearance or time when a comet, especially a periodic one, is visible: the 1986 apparition of Halley's comet.
Origin of apparition
synonym study for apparition
1.
Apparition,
phantasm,
phantom are terms for a supernatural appearance. An
apparition of a person or thing is an immaterial appearance that seems real, and is generally sudden or startling in its manifestation:
an apparition of a headless horseman. Both
phantom and
phantasm denote an illusory appearance, as in a dream; the former may be pleasant, while the latter is usually frightening:
a phantom of loveliness; a monstrous phantasm.
OTHER WORDS FROM apparition
ap·pa·ri·tion·al, adjective non·ap·pa·ri·tion·al, adjectiveWords nearby apparition
apparent temperature,
apparent time,
apparent wind,
apparentement,
apparently,
apparition,
apparitor,
appassionato,
appd.,
appeal,
appeal play
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British Dictionary definitions for apparition
apparition
/ (ˌæpəˈrɪʃən) /
noun
an appearance, esp of a ghost or ghostlike figure
the figure so appearing; phantom; spectre
the act of appearing or being visible
Word Origin for apparition
C15: from Late Latin
appāritiō, from Latin: attendance, from
appārēre to
appear