phantasma

Definition of Phantasma in English :

a ghostly appearing figure

Example Sentences:
'we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us'

something existing in perception only

Example Sentences:
'a ghostly apparition at midnight'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Phantasma

noun

1.

a phantom

2.

an illusory perception of an object, person, etc

3.

(in the philosophy of Plato) objective reality as distorted by perception

noun

1.

a perception of something that has no physical reality; figment of the mind; esp., a specter, or ghost

: also phanˈtasma (fænˈtæzmə ; fantazˈmə) Word forms: plural phanˈtasmata (fænˈtæzmətə ; fantazˈmətə) or phanˈtasmas

2.

a deceptive likeness

3. Philosophy

a mental impression of a real person or thing

n. pl. phan·tas·ma·ta (-mə-tə)