Noun: apparition ,a-pu'ri-shun
- An act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
"natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"
- The appearance of a ghostlike figure
"I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening spectre"
- A ghostly appearing figure
"we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us";
- phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter [US], spectre [Brit, Cdn]
- Something existing in perception only
"a ghostly apparition at midnight";
- phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow
Derived forms: apparitions
Type of: appearance, disembodied spirit, illusion, semblance, spirit
Encyclopedia: Apparition