phantasm

phan·tasm

P0233500 (făn′tăz′əm)n.1. Something apparently seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or an apparition. Also called phantasma.2. An illusory mental image. Also called phantasma.3. In Platonic philosophy, objective reality as perceived and distorted by the five senses.

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[Middle English fantasme, from Old French, from Latin phantasma, from Greek, from phantazein, to make visible, from phantos, visible, from phainein, to show; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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phan·tas′mal (făn-tăz′məl), phan·tas′mic (-tăz′mĭk) adj.

phantasm

(ˈfæntæzəm) n1. a phantom2. an illusory perception of an object, person, etc3. (Philosophy) (in the philosophy of Plato) objective reality as distorted by perception[C13: from Old French fantasme, from Latin phantasma, from Greek; related to Greek phantazein to cause to be seen, from phainein to show] phanˈtasmal, phantasmalian, phanˈtasmic, phanˈtasmical adj phanˈtasmally, phanˈtasmically adv

phan•tasm

(ˈfæn tæz əm)

n. 1. an apparition or specter. 2. a creation of the imagination or fancy; fantasy. 3. a mental image or representation of a real object. 4. an illusory likeness of something. [1175–1225; Middle English fantesme < Old French < Latin phantasma < Greek phántasma image, vision] phan•tas′mal, phan•tas′mic, phan•tas′mi•cal, adj.

phantasm

a vision or other perception of something that has no physical or objective reality, as a ghost or other supernatural apparition. Also phantasma. See also images; philosophy.See also: Perception

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a vision or other perception of something that has no physical or objective reality, especially in the sense of a ghost or other supernatural apparition. Also phantasma. See also images; philosophy.See also: Ghosts

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the mental image or representation of a real person or thing. See also ghosts; perception.See also: Images, Philosophy

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	phantasm - a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"apparition, fantasm, phantasma, phantom, spectre, specterdisembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beingsFlying Dutchman - the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
	2.	phantasm - something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"fantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow, apparitionflying saucer, UFO, unidentified flying object - an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial originsFlying Dutchman - a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hopeghost, specter, wraith, spectre, spook, shade - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"illusion, semblance - an erroneous mental representation

phantasm

noun1. A supernatural being, such as a ghost:apparition, bogey, bogeyman, bogle, eidolon, ghost, phantasma, phantom, revenant, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, visitant, wraith.Informal: spook.Regional: haunt.2. An illusory mental image:daydream, dream, fancy, fantasy, fiction, figment, illusion, phantasma, reverie, vision.3. An erroneous perception of reality:delusion, hallucination, ignis fatuus, illusion, mirage, phantasma, will-o'-the-wisp.

Translations

fantasme