Phasm
//ˈfæzəm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An apparition; a phantom. obsolete
"For heart is besides that from thence proceed many aerial fictions , and not from God, phasms, and chimeras , created by the vanity of our own hearts"
Example
More examples"For heart is besides that from thence proceed many aerial fictions , and not from God, phasms, and chimeras , created by the vanity of our own hearts"
Etymology
From Latin phasma or Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma). See phase.
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