phantasma

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A form of phantasm — Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounphantasma (plural phantasmata)

plural phantasmata

  1. alternativeAlternative form of phantasm.

    ...till the 7. of Iune ſhe againe deluded us, after two houres chaſe as a phantaſma vaniſhing towards Goa.

    1638, Sir Thomas Herbert, Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna ghostly appearing figure

Broader
spiritdisembodied spirit

nounsomething existing in perception only

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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“phantasma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantasma. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phantasma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantasma.

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