phantasma

phan·tas·ma

P0233600 (făn-tăz′mə)n. pl. phan·tas·ma·ta (-mə-tə) See phantasm.

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[Ultimately from Greek phantasma; see phantasm.]

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	phantasma - a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"apparition, fantasm, phantasm, 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.	phantasma - something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"fantasm, phantasm, 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

phantasma

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