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   Ap·pa·ri·tion

   /ˌapəˈriSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a ghost or ghostlike image of a person: "a headless apparition" Similar ghostphantomspecterspiritwraithshadowpresencevisionhallucinationbodachDoppelgängerduppyinformal:spookliterary:phantasmshaderevenantvisitantwightrare:eidolonmanes
   • ▪ the appearance of something remarkable or unexpected, typically an image of this type: "twentieth-century apparitions of the Virgin" Similar appearancemanifestationmaterializationemergencevisitationarrivaladvent

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘the action of appearing’): from Latin apparitio(n-) ‘attendance’, from the verb apparere (see appear).

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   • 1. apparitional adjective

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   What does apparition mean in the Bible?

   • 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. "Apparition."

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   What is a ghost apparition?

   • A ghost is a visual apparition of a deceased human being — the term implies that the ghost is the spirit of the person it represents. Apparitions of animals and even inanimate objects are also occasionally reported. All apparitions do not take the form of visual images; auditory and tactile false perceptions, although less common, are not unknown.

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   What does apparition mean in astrology?

   • Astronomy SYNONYMS 1. spirit, shade. apparition, phantasm, phantom are terms for a supernatural appearance. An apparition of a person or thing is an immaterial appearance that seems real, and is generally sudden or startling in its manifestation: an apparition of a headless horseman.

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   What is apparition noun?

   • Definition of apparition noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a ghost or a ghost-like image of a person who is dead Apparitions of a woman in white robes have been reported. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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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.

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   An apparition is the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   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.

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   An apparition is the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage in sentences from various sources.

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   Definitions of apparition. noun. a ghostly appearing figure. “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us” synonyms: fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spectre. see more. noun. the appearance of a ghostlike figure. “I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter” synonyms: visitation. see more.

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   1 day ago · An apparition is someone or something you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage of apparition with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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    An apparition is a ghost or a ghost-like image of a person who is dead. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, usage notes and synonyms of apparition from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.