APPARITION - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

a ghostly appearing figure

Example: we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us

Categories: Spirit, Disembodied spirit

Part of speech: Noun

the appearance of a ghostlike figure

Example: I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter

Categories: Appearance

Part of speech: Noun

something existing in perception only

Example: a ghostly apparition at midnight

Categories: Illusion, Semblance

Part of speech: Noun

an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly

Example: natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger

Categories: Appearance

The word "apparition" comes from Latin apparitio, which comes from Middle French apparition.

Medieval scholars created new Latin words for modern concepts, keeping the language alive for centuries.