Definition of Apparetion
Ap`pa*ri"tion (&?;), n. [F.
apparition, L. apparitio, fr. apparere. See
Appear.] 1. The act of becoming visible;
appearance; visibility. Milton.
The sudden apparition of the Spaniards.
Prescott.
The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much
speculation in that portion of the world.
Sir W. Scott.
2. The thing appearing; a visible object; a
form.
Which apparition, it seems, was you.
Tatler.
3. An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural
appearance; a ghost; a specter; a phantom. "The heavenly bands . . .
a glorious apparition." Milton.
I think it is the weakness of mine eyes
That shapes this monstrous apparition.
Shak.
4. (Astron.) The first appearance of a star
or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to
occultation.
Circle of perpetual apparition. See under
Circle.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility. --Milton.
The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. --Prescott.
The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. --Sir W. Scott.
- The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
Which apparition, it seems, was you. --Tatler.
- An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; a ghost; a specter; a phantom. ``The heavenly bands . . . a glorious apparition. --Milton.
I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition. --Shak.
- (Astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured;—opposed to occultation.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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