Meaning of APPARITION
| Pronunciation: | | `apu'rishun
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- [n] an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stanger"
- [n] something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
- [n] the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
- [n] a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
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| | Synonyms: | | phantom, phantom, shadow, specter, spectre |
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| | See Also: | | appearance, appearance, disembodied spirit, Flying Dutchman, Flying Dutchman, flying saucer, ghost, illusion, semblance, shade, specter, spectre, spirit, spook, UFO, unidentified flying object, wraith | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ap`pa*ri"tion\, n. [F. apparition, L. apparitio, fr.
apparere. See {Appear}.]
1. The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
--Milton.
The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. --Prescott.
The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much
speculation in that portion of the world. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
Which apparition, it seems, was you. --Tatler.
3. An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; a
ghost; a specter; a phantom. ``The heavenly bands . . . a
glorious apparition.'' --Milton.
I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes
this monstrous apparition. --Shak.
4. (Astron.) The first appearance of a star or other luminary
after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to
{occultation}.
{Circle of perpetual apparition}. See under {Circle}.
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| | Definition: | | An apparition is a highly spiritual symbol. It reflects religious beliefs and is of a great importance for your system of values. When the memory is vivid and you remember every detail of your dream, it means that you will experience a major change in the way you see life. Take action in the way it has been shown to you in your dream. |
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| | Related Terms: | | appearance, appearing, arising, astral, astral spirit, avatar, banshee, bogey, brainchild, bubble, chimera, coming, coming into being, coming-forth, control, corposant, delirium, delusion, departed spirit, disclosure, disembodied spirit, duppy, dybbuk, eidolon, emergence, epiphany, exposure, false image, fancy, fantasque, fantasy, fiction, figment, figure, form, forthcoming, ghost, grateful dead, guide, hallucination, hant, haunt, idle fancy, idolum, illusion, image, imagery, imagination, imagining, immateriality, incarnation, incorporeal, incorporeal being, incorporeity, insubstantial image, invention, issuance, larva, lemures, maggot, make-believe, manes, manifestation, marshfire, Masan, materialization, materializing, mirage, myth, occurrence, oni, opening, phantasm, phantasma, phantasmagoria, phantom, phasm, phenomenon, poltergeist, presence, presentation, realization, revelation, revenant, rise, rising, romance, shade, shadow, shape, showing, showing forth, shrouded spirit, sick fancy, specter, spectral ghost, spectrum, spirit, spook, sprite, theophany, thick-coming fancies, trip, umbra, unfolding, unfoldment, unsubstantiality, vapor, vision, waking dream, walking dead man, wandering soul, whim, whimsy, wildest dream, wildest dreams, wraith, zombie |
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