fantasm (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *fantasm*:
NOUN	person	fantasm, apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, specter, spectre	a ghostly appearing figure
cognition	fantasm, apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, shadow	something existing in perception only

English > *fantasm*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	A ghostly appearing figure.
Synonyms	apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, specter, spectre
Narrower	Flying Dutchman	The captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day
Broader	spirit, disembodied spirit	Any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
Spanish	aparición, espectro, fantasma
Catalan	aparició, fantasma

English > *fantasm*: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	Something existing in perception only.
Synonyms	apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, shadow
Narrower	Flying Dutchman	A phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope
	ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre	A mental representation of some haunting experience
	unidentified flying object, UFO, flying saucer	An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown
Broader	illusion, semblance	An erroneous mental representation
Spanish	aparición, fantasma
Catalan	aparició

HyperDic: fantasm