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1. a. : an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon. strange apparitions in the sky. b. : a ghostly figure. reported seeing ghostly apparitions in the old house. 2. : the act of becoming visible : appearance.
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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.
APPARITION meaning: 1. the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen 2. the spirit of a dead person…. Learn more.
APPARITION definition: 1. the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen 2. the spirit of a dead person…. Learn more.
n. 1. a ghostly appearance of a person or thing. 2. something making a remarkable or incongruous appearance. 3. an act of becoming visible; appearance. [1400–50; late Middle English apparicio (u)n < Anglo-French, Old French < Late Latin appāritiō] ap`pa•ri′tion•al, adj.
noun. the appearance of a ghostlike figure. “I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter”. synonyms: visitation. see more. see less. type of: appearance. the event of coming into sight.
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. Both phantom and phantasm denote an illusory appearance, as in a dream; the former may be pleasant, while the latter is usually frightening: a phantom of loveliness; a ...