heaven's fire (also heaven fire, heavenly fire, fire of heaven): lightning. Cf. sense A. 7d, levin-fire n. at levin, n. compounds 1.
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| 释义 | the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > lightning > bead or forked lightning > St. Elmo's fire (11) heaven's fireOE heaven's fire (also heaven fire, heavenly fire, fire of heaven): lightning. Cf. sense A. 7d, levin-fire n. at levin, n. compounds 1. St. Elmo's fire1561 Used in the possessive, absol., and with of to denote the luminous appearance of a naturally occurring corona discharge about a ship's mast or the… Hermes' fire1611 = corposant, n.; also, a will-o'-the-wisp; also St. Hermes' fire (? by confusion with St. Elmo's fire at St. Elmo, n.). corposant1650 figurative. furole1656 = corposant, n. Castor1708 A name given to the phenomenon called also corposant, n. or St. Elmo's Fire. On the appearance of two at once they were called Castor and Pollux… composant1751 The electrical phenomenon known as St. Elmo's Fire; = corposant, n. storm-light1843 the lurid light seen in a stormy sky; also = corposant, n. storm-firea1847 = corposant, n. dead-fire1854 the luminous appearance called St. Elmo's Fire, superstitiously believed to presage death. witch-fire1892 (a) a luminous electrical discharge which appears around a protruding object, such as a ship’s mast or a church spire, during a storm; = St. Elmo's… |
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