Definition of apparitions Apparitions
/æˌpɚɪˈʃʌnz/ - [atperishunz] -
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Wiktionary 
- apparitions (Noun)
Plural of apparition.
Part of speech
🔤- apparitions, noun, plural of apparition.
WordNet
NounPlural: apparitions |
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| apparition - something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" | ||
| phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow | ||
| semblance, illusion an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color" | ||
| flying saucer, ufo, unidentified flying object an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins | ||
| flying dutchman a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope | ||
| apparition - an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger" | ||
| appearance the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America" | ||
| apparition - a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" | ||
| phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre | ||
| disembodied spirit, spirit a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character | ||
| apparition - the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter" | ||
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Wiktionary
- apparition (Noun)
An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility. - apparition (Noun)
The thing appearing; a visible object; a form. - apparition (Noun)
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom. - apparition (Noun)
The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured;—opposed to occultation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- apparition (n.)
The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility. - apparition (n.)
The thing appearing; a visible object; a form. - apparition (n.)
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; a ghost; a specter; a phantom. - apparition (n.)
The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to occultation.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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apparition
The period of time when it is possible to observe an object in the sky. -
apparition
An act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly. -
apparition
The appearance of a ghostlike figure. -
apparition
A ghostly appearing figure. -
apparition
Something existing in perception only.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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apparition
ap-par-ish′un, n. an appearance—of a visitor, a comet, the appearance in history: an immaterial appearance—of a spirit of the departed, as of a real being, a ghost: (astron.) the first appearance of a celestial body after occultation.—adj. Appari′tional. [See Appear.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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apparition
A star or planet becoming visible after occultation. Perpetual apparition of the lesser northern circles, wherein the stars being above the horizon, never set.
Part of speech
🔤- apparition, noun, singular of apparitions.
