Ignis fatuus

/ˈɪɡnɪs ˈfætjuːəs/

Synonyms for "ignis fatuus" (99 found)

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conflagration corposantcozy firecrackling firecrematory crystalloluminescence daydreamdeath firedeceptiondeluded beliefdelusion dereismdouble corposantdreamdream visiondreamland dreamworld electroluminescencefalse belieffata morgana

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fen firefire flameflashing pointflickerflickering flamefluorescenceforest firefox fire

Noun(1 words)

friar's lantern

Related words (49)

funeral pyrehallucination ignition illusion inglelambent flameluciferase luciferin luminescence luminophor marshfire mirage misbelief misconception noctiluscenceopen firephantasm phosphor phosphorescence photoluminescence

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pipe dreamprairie firepyre radioluminescenceraging firesea of flamesself-deceit self-deception self-delusionsheet of firesignal beaconsmudge firethermoluminescencethree-alarm firetribofluorescence triboluminescence tribophosphorescence trick triptwo-alarm firevaporwatch firewildfire wispwitch firewrong impression

Noun(3 words)

jack-o'-lanternwill o' the wispwill-o'-the-wisp

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fancy fantasy illusion light phantasyvisible lightvisible radiation

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Fiery spirits or devils are such as commonly work by blazing stars, fire-drakes, or ignes fatui; which lead men often in flumina aut præcipitia, saith Bodine[…]

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An Ignis Fatuus, that bewitches, / And leads Men into Pools and Ditches

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[…] they think this is written on purpose to be published; and that this defence is so published, that it may serve as an Ignis fatuus to mislead them […]

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He cursed the journey he had been led to take after what had proved but an ignis fatuus, deluded as he had been by false expectations;[…]

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