phantasm
noun
- a perception of something that has no physical reality; figment of the mind; esp., a specter, or ghost
- a deceptive likeness
- Philos. a mental impression of a real person or thing
See phantasm in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(fănˈtăzˌəm)
noun- Something apparently seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or an apparition. Also called phantasma.
- An illusory mental image. Also called phantasma.
- In Platonic philosophy, objective reality as perceived and distorted by the five senses.
Related Forms:
- phan·tasˈmal (făn-tăzˈməl), phan·tasˈmic (-tăzˈmĭk) adjective
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