Noun: phantasm 'fan,ta-zum
- A ghostly appearing figure
"we were unprepared for the phantasm that confronted us";
- apparition, phantom, phantasma, fantasm, specter [US], spectre [Brit, Cdn]
- Something existing in perception only
"a ghostly phantasm at midnight";
- apparition, phantom, phantasma, fantasm, shadow
Derived forms: phantasms
Type of: disembodied spirit, illusion, semblance, spirit
Encyclopedia: Phantasm