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