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Learn the meaning of apparition as an unusual or unexpected sight, a ghostly figure, or the act of becoming visible. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of apparition.
noun. a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith: a ghostly apparition at midnight. Synonyms: shade, spirit. anything that appears, especially something remarkable or startling: the surprising apparition of cowboys in New York City. an act of appearing; manifestation.
Learn the definition of apparition as a noun, meaning the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen. See examples of how to use apparition in sentences and compare it with related words and phrases.
Learn the meaning of apparition as a noun in English, with examples of usage and pronunciation. Find out how to say apparition in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese.
Deriving from the Latin apparere "appear," apparition was first used in 1520 in a religious context, referring to the moment when the three wise men appear before the infant Jesus in the Bible. Later, apparition came to include the appearance of ghosts, or ghostly figures. It can also mean a memory so vivid it's like seeing a ghost.
Learn the meaning of apparition, a noun that means a ghost or a ghost-like image of a dead person. See the word origin, pronunciation, usage notes and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Supernatural. Media. Music. Film. Other media. Other uses. See also. Apparition. Look up apparition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Apparition may refer to: Supernatural. Apparitional experience, an anomalous, quasi-perceptual experience. A vision, something seen in a dream, trance, or religious ecstasy.
