2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apparition \Ap`pa*ri"tion\, n. [F. apparition, L. apparitio, fr
apparere See {Appear}.]
1. The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
--Milton.
The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. --Prescott.
The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much
speculation in that portion of the world. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. The thing appearing; a visible object; a form
Which apparition, it seems was you --Tatler.
3. An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; a
ghost; a specter; a phantom. ``The heavenly bands . . . a
glorious apparition.'' --Milton.
I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes
this monstrous apparition. --Shak.
4. (Astron.) The first appearance of a star or other luminary
after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to
{occultation}.
{Circle of perpetual apparition}. See under {Circle}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
apparition
n 1: an unusual appearing ghostly figure; "we were unprepared for
the apparition that confronted us" [syn: {phantom}, {specter},
{spectre}]
2: an unexpected appearance or becoming visible; "I was
recalled to the present by the apparition of two cowboys
riding toward me"
3: something existing in perception only: "a ghostly apparition
at midnight" [syn: {phantom}, {shadow}]
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