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Another word for phantasma

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Noun

  1. A supernatural being, such as a ghost

    See also:

    supernatural

    beings

  2. An illusory mental image

      1. The faculty of sight; eyesight:
      2. Something that is or has been seen.
      3. Unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight:
      1. A state of abstracted musing; daydreaming.
      2. A daydream:
      1. Something apparently seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or an apparition.
      2. An illusory mental image.
      3. In Platonic philosophy, objective reality as perceived and distorted by the five senses.
      1. An erroneous perception of reality:
      2. An erroneous concept or belief:
      3. The condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief:
      1. Something invented, made up, or fabricated:
      1. The category of literature, drama, film, or other creative work whose content is imagined and is not necessarily based on fact.
      2. Works in this category:
      3. A work within this category:
      1. The creative imagination; unrestrained fancy.
      2. Something, such as an invention, that is a creation of the fancy.
      3. A capricious or fantastic idea; a conceit.
      1. Highly decorated:
      2. Complex or intricate:
      3. Elegantly fashionable or sophisticated:
      1. A series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
      2. A daydream; a reverie.
      3. A state of abstraction; a trance:
      1. A dreamlike musing or fantasy while awake, especially of the fulfillment of wishes or hopes.
      2. To have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake.
    See also:

    real

  3. An erroneous perception of reality

    See also:

    real

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Sentence Examples

  • 5) he says that the universal existence of sensation in matter cannot be disproved, though he shows that when there are no organic arrangements the mental side of the movement (phantasma) is evanescent.

  • § 23 "Apostolis adhuc in saeculo superstitibus, adhuc apud Judaeam Christi sanguine recenti, phantasma Domini corpus asserebatur").

  • In the sequel, the Phantom is running a new attraction called Phantasma on Coney Island under the name of Mr. Y.

  • He is running Phantasma with the help of the Girys, with Madame Giry forcing Meg into prostitution to pay the bills.

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