"phantasm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfæntæzəm/ Forms: phantasms [plural]
Etymology: A learned variant of phantom; from Middle English fantosme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma). Doublet of phantom. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fantosme}} Middle English fantosme, {{der|en|fro|fantosme}} Old French fantosme, {{der|en|la|phantasma}} Latin phantasma, {{der|en|grc|φάντασμα}} Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma), {{doublet|en|phantom}} Doublet of phantom Head templates: {{en-noun}} phantasm (plural phantasms)
  1. Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition. Categories (topical): Ghosts
    Sense id: en-phantasm-en-noun-VJ3JX5eM Disambiguation of Ghosts: 78 22
  2. (philosophy) An impression as received by the senses, especially an image, often prior to any interpretation by the intellect. Categories (topical): Philosophy Synonyms: phantasia
    Sense id: en-phantasm-en-noun-dxpC2AU4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 22 78 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fantasm, phantasim [obsolete], phantasma Derived forms: phantasmal, phantasmic Related terms: fancy, fantasize, fantastic, fantasy, phantasmatic, phantom

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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