The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to occultation.
Any visible, manifested spirit seen after death. This may take many forms, the rarest being a full body apparition.
An appearance of someone either by vision or by bodily manifestation that is permitted by God. The appearance of our Lady of Fatima or Lourdes is an apparition. Joseph's vision where he was told to flee with the child into Egypt was an apparition.
someone or something unusual or unexpected that appears; a supernatural (and nonphysical) appearance.
a physical manifestation of a ghost or spirit in the form that it appeared in life.
unexpected appearance or sight as in a ghostly form
An appearance of someone (or even rarely, something) where that person or thing appears to be transparent.
a sudden, unexpected appearence, especially of a ghost. [Lat apparitio
The appearance of a phantom seen in a dream or trance or waking state as the result of astral projection.
the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"
something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stanger"
a kind of sacrament or outward sign that manifests a deeper reality -the love of God for us
an act or instance of appearing
an appearance to a human of a ghost , phantom , or other supernatural being such as God or Satan , or an appearance of a living person not physically present by ostensibly supernatural means
a supernatural manifestation of God, an angel or a saint to an individual or a group of individuals
The projection or manifestation of a quasi-physical entity. See also: Ghost, Entity, Lepke
An etheric appearance which suggests the presence of a person, living or dead. Extensive research shows that apparitions appear most frequently when special anxiety, and the desire to send an urgent message, coincide with the physical extremity of the agent.
The appearance of a paranormal animal, object or person is known as an apparition. Such manifestations cannot be touched, and appear to walk or float through walls and doors.
A partial or full visual manifestation of a ghost or spirit. It may appear as a shadowy silhouette, semi-translucent, or completely solid as in life.
The disembodied soul or spirit that can be seen visually.
A supernatural manifestation of the soul of a deceased human or animal. Better known as a ghost.
Spirit that manifests in a strong visual presence. Identifiable often by the naked eye.
The visual manifestation of a deceased person (commonly referred to as a 'ghost') or of a living person, known to be beyond the sensory range of the percipient.
The visual appearance of a person whose physical body is not present.
A supernatural appearance or image recognizable (being familiar) to the viewer.
The life like appearance of a deceased person or animal. The appearance of apparitions is very unusual. A 'Crisis' apparition is a term used when someone sees the spirit of someone close to them right before, during, our right after their death.
Any disembodied spirit that appears visibly.
any disembodied spirit that appears visually
A disembodied soul or spirit in human or animal form which can be visually seen.
An apparition may be visible to both the naked eye and appear in photographs. It is a supernatural manifestation of the soul of a deceased human or animal, or of a living person too distant to be within the normal perception of the observer. Some apparitions can seem quite normal and solid in appearance to the observer while others may see just faint images, blobs, streaks or patches of light.
The sudden appearance of a supernatural entity which directly manifests itself to a human person or group (a supernatural vision).
From the Latin word " apparere:" to appear). A paranormal incident involving the appearance of a non-existent entity or object. A visual apparition is generally called a ghost.
A visual appearance (cf. hallucination), often of a person or scene, generally experienced in a waking or hypnagogic / hypnopompic state. See also crisis apparition, ghost, haunting. Last updated:March 8, 2006
An experience usually visual but sometimes in other sense-modalities in which there appears to be present a person or animal (deceased or living) and even inanimate objects such as carriages and other things, who/which is in fact out of the sensory range of the experient; often associated with spontaneous extrasensory perception, for example, in connection with an agent who is dying or undergoing some other crisis (in which case, it is likely to be termed a "crisis apparition," or in connection with haunting (in which case, it is likely to be referred to in non-technical contexts as a "ghost").
The portent is of good news unless the apparition frightened you or made you feel ill, in which case a medical checkup is suggested.