Apparition
noun
Something that looks real but is not, like a ghost or a strange figure.
In the haunted house, they saw an apparition floating down the hallway.
Often appears as...
- ghostly apparition
- sudden apparition
noun
A sudden appearance of something or someone.
The sudden apparition of the stranger startled them.
Often appears as...
- sudden apparition
- unexpected apparition
noun
A supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost.
They claimed to have seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary.
Often appears as...
- religious apparition
- strange apparition
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Literary
noun
Something that looks real but is not, like a ghost or a strange figure.
In the haunted house, they saw an apparition floating down the hallway.
Often appears as...
- ghostly apparition
- sudden apparition
noun
A sudden appearance of something or someone.
The sudden apparition of the stranger startled them.
Often appears as...
- sudden apparition
- unexpected apparition
noun
A supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost.
They claimed to have seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary.
Often appears as...
- religious apparition
- strange apparition
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Spooky Settings
Use 'apparition' when describing eerie or horror scenes in stories.
The ghostly apparition appeared as the clock struck midnight, sending shivers down everyone's spine.
Pro Tip 2/3Illusory Nature
'Apparition' implies something is visible but not tangible, like a mirage.
Thirsty and tired, the desert traveler was taunted by the apparition of a distant oasis.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Ghost Stories
Different cultures have unique tales of apparitions, which can be a learning point.
The old castle's ghostly apparitions were well-known in the local Irish folklore.
Pro Tip 1/3Spooky Settings
Use 'apparition' when describing eerie or horror scenes in stories.
The ghostly apparition appeared as the clock struck midnight, sending shivers down everyone's spine.
Pro Tip 2/3Illusory Nature
'Apparition' implies something is visible but not tangible, like a mirage.
Thirsty and tired, the desert traveler was taunted by the apparition of a distant oasis.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Ghost Stories
Different cultures have unique tales of apparitions, which can be a learning point.
The old castle's ghostly apparitions were well-known in the local Irish folklore.
Pro Tip 1/3Spooky Settings
Use 'apparition' when describing eerie or horror scenes in stories.
The ghostly apparition appeared as the clock struck midnight, sending shivers down everyone's spine.
Pro Tip 2/3Illusory Nature
'Apparition' implies something is visible but not tangible, like a mirage.
Thirsty and tired, the desert traveler was taunted by the apparition of a distant oasis.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Ghost Stories
Different cultures have unique tales of apparitions, which can be a learning point.
The old castle's ghostly apparitions were well-known in the local Irish folklore.
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there have been thousands and thousands of cases looked at by the church many of which have been approved in which miracles are said to have occurred throughout every country of the world throughout all of history one of the things that people find fascinating about apparitions is that by and large the vast majority of them are
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And phantom limbs may in turn help patients conceptualize prosthetics as extensions of their bodies and manipulate them intuitively. There are still many questions about phantom limbs. We don’t know why some amputees escape the pain typically associated with these apparitions,
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across them they appeared almost as apparitions in the desert glistening from head to toe with red ochre makeup surrounded by the white sands of the desert they covered their bodies with red ochre not only to beautify themselves but to protect their skin
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So what will follow is a student-made film about just that. Flow is the mental state of apparition in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing. Characterized by a feeling of energized focus,
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Go Ahead, Dream About...
It was going to be neon megacities and flying vehicles. But now, nobody knows what the world is going to look like even in just a couple years, and there are so many scary apparitions lurking on the horizon.
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Hereafter that malfunction is usually caused by some sort of major trauma like murder or suicide curiously it said these spirits often don't know they're dead a second kind of apparition appears to be a mere
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Mesmerising Owl Moments...
startles me in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world flying with a supernatural vigilance
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Slow-Mo Barn Owl in...
startles me in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world flying with a supernatural vigilance
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A Collection Of Autumn...
startles me in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world
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Graceful Barn Owl...
apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world flying with a supernatural vigilance
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5 Things to Know About...
there have been thousands and thousands of cases looked at by the church many of which have been approved in which miracles are said to have occurred throughout every country of the world throughout all of history one of the things that people find fascinating about apparitions is that by and large the vast majority of them are
Video examples
Can you still feel a...
And phantom limbs may in turn help patients conceptualize prosthetics as extensions of their bodies and manipulate them intuitively. There are still many questions about phantom limbs. We don’t know why some amputees escape the pain typically associated with these apparitions,
Video examples
Carol Beckwith & Angela...
across them they appeared almost as apparitions in the desert glistening from head to toe with red ochre makeup surrounded by the white sands of the desert they covered their bodies with red ochre not only to beautify themselves but to protect their skin
Video examples
Stuart Brown: Play is...
So what will follow is a student-made film about just that. Flow is the mental state of apparition in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing. Characterized by a feeling of energized focus,
Video examples
Go Ahead, Dream About...
It was going to be neon megacities and flying vehicles. But now, nobody knows what the world is going to look like even in just a couple years, and there are so many scary apparitions lurking on the horizon.
Video examples
Ghosts: Is It Real? PIPE...
Hereafter that malfunction is usually caused by some sort of major trauma like murder or suicide curiously it said these spirits often don't know they're dead a second kind of apparition appears to be a mere
Video examples
Mesmerising Owl Moments...
startles me in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world flying with a supernatural vigilance
Video examples
Slow-Mo Barn Owl in...
startles me in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world flying with a supernatural vigilance
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A Collection Of Autumn...
startles me in daylight they resemble apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world
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Graceful Barn Owl...
apparitions the closest thing to ghosts in the bird world flying with a supernatural vigilance
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Dan Trachtenberg
American Director
Before we understood that houses shift just over time because the ground is moving, the creaks in a house were assumed to be apparitions, or ghosts. Before we understood that we live on a planet, and there are others, the only answers to where we came from had to be something supernatural.
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Jim Woodring
American Artist
When I was a kid, I used to see apparitions and have hallucinations, and my entire perception of the world was badly disoriented. And I had kind of a chaotic childhood because of that. I've really hung onto it, though. Because I actually like those feelings.
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Ingmar Bergman
Swedish Director
I am extremely suspicious of dreams, apparitions and visions, both in literature and in films and plays. Perhaps it's because mental excesses of this sort smack too much of being 'arranged.
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Engelbert Humperdinck
English Musician
I bought Jayne Mansfield's mansion in L.A. after her death. I had met her in England and remembered her perfume. When I moved in, I could smell her, and I saw her apparition.
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Jan Hus
Czechoslovakian Philosopher
I have often had apparitions of hosts of serpents with heads at their tails, but not one was able to bite me; and many other visions.
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Jidenna
American Musician
America is haunted by an apparition steeped in slavery, and I wanted to remind everyone that, 'Yo, we've got to handle this.
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Mike Binder
American Director
You've got to feel a little nervous when you first meet Spielberg. The guy's an apparition.
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Mark Fisher
British Writer
Sometimes a disappearance can be more haunting than an apparition.
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Grace Paley
American Writer
I often see through things right to the apparition itself.
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CM Punk
American Athlete
Fame is an apparition. Fame is a side effect of success.
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Dan Trachtenberg
American Director
Before we understood that houses shift just over time because the ground is moving, the creaks in a house were assumed to be apparitions, or ghosts. Before we understood that we live on a planet, and there are others, the only answers to where we came from had to be something supernatural.
Quote examples
Jim Woodring
American Artist
When I was a kid, I used to see apparitions and have hallucinations, and my entire perception of the world was badly disoriented. And I had kind of a chaotic childhood because of that. I've really hung onto it, though. Because I actually like those feelings.
Quote examples
Ingmar Bergman
Swedish Director
I am extremely suspicious of dreams, apparitions and visions, both in literature and in films and plays. Perhaps it's because mental excesses of this sort smack too much of being 'arranged.
Quote examples
Engelbert Humperdinck
English Musician
I bought Jayne Mansfield's mansion in L.A. after her death. I had met her in England and remembered her perfume. When I moved in, I could smell her, and I saw her apparition.
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Jan Hus
Czechoslovakian Philosopher
I have often had apparitions of hosts of serpents with heads at their tails, but not one was able to bite me; and many other visions.
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Jidenna
American Musician
America is haunted by an apparition steeped in slavery, and I wanted to remind everyone that, 'Yo, we've got to handle this.
Quote examples
Mike Binder
American Director
You've got to feel a little nervous when you first meet Spielberg. The guy's an apparition.
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Mark Fisher
British Writer
Sometimes a disappearance can be more haunting than an apparition.
Quote examples
Grace Paley
American Writer
I often see through things right to the apparition itself.
Quote examples
CM Punk
American Athlete
Fame is an apparition. Fame is a side effect of success.
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