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BNC: 19404 COCA: 12742

apparition

noun

ap·​pa·​ri·​tion ˌa-pə-ˈri-shən How to pronounce apparition (audio)
1
a
: an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
strange apparitions in the sky
b
: a ghostly figure
reported seeing ghostly apparitions in the old house
2
: the act of becoming visible : appearance
the apparition of sunlight through the window
apparitional
ˌa-pə-ˈrish-nəl How to pronounce apparition (audio)
-ˈri-shə-nᵊl
adjective

Example Sentences

an eccentric who claimed to have photographed an apparition in her very own house
Recent Examples on the Web During a short scene featuring archival footage shot by the Maysles brothers in Lee Radziwill's 2018 film That Summer, the Beales are overheard talking on the phone with Lois, arguing about an apparition. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 31 Aug. 2022 The long-absent silver trains showed up like an apparition Thursday, emerging from Metro tunnels to surprise passengers waiting at stations along the Green and Yellow lines. Justin George, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Before Bill can make sense of the apparition, the majestic creature trudges off screen. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022 An apparition of Ruby tells Tommy to tend to the fire. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 13 June 2022 The apparition that mentors him comes in the form of Elvis. James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022 None of it was here four days ago, and as with any good apparition, none of it will be here tomorrow. David Hill, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 Frequently rendered in painting with brown skin, her creation myth involves an apparition in 1531 to an Indigenous man named Juan Diego (original name: Cuauhtlatoatzin). Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2022 Her bad behavior riles the real Lady Wadsworth (Greer) who appears as an apparition that only Hannah can see. Angela Dawson, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English apparicion, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French appariciun "appearance," borrowed from Medieval Latin appāritiōn-, appāritiō "appearance, supernatural manifestation, Epiphany," going back to Late Latin, "appearance" (Latin, "service, attendance"), from Latin appāri-, variant stem of appārēre "to be visible, be evident, attend, serve" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at appear

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of apparition was in the 15th century

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