ALL meanings of apparition
ap·pa·ri·tion
A a - countable noun apparition An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being. 3
- noun apparition an appearance, esp of a ghost or ghostlike figure 3
- noun apparition the figure so appearing; phantom; spectre 3
- noun apparition the act of appearing or being visible 3
- noun apparition anything that appears unexpectedly or in an extraordinary way; esp., a strange figure appearing suddenly and thought to be a ghost 3
- noun apparition the act of appearing or becoming visible 3
- noun apparition a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith: a ghostly apparition at midnight. 1
- noun apparition anything that appears, especially something remarkable or startling: the surprising apparition of cowboys in New York City. 1
- noun apparition an act of appearing; manifestation. 1
- noun apparition Astronomy. the appearance or time when a comet, especially a periodic one, is visible: the 1986 apparition of Halley's comet. 1
- noun apparition ghost 1
- abbreviation APPARITION appearance 1
- noun apparition A ghost or ghostlike image of a person. 1
- noun apparition An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility. 0
- noun apparition The thing appearing; a visible object; a form. 0
- noun apparition An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom. 0
- noun apparition (astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured;—opposed to occultation. 0
- noun apparition (astronomy) A period of consecutive days or nights when a particular celestial body may be observed. An apparition begins with the heliacal rising of the body and ends with its heliacal setting. 0