phantasm

== English == === Alternative forms === phantasma fantasm (archaic) phantasim (obsolete) === Etymology === A learned variant of phantom; from Middle English fantosme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma). Doublet of phantom. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfæntæzəm/ Hyphenation: phan‧tasm === Noun === phantasm (plural phantasms) Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition. (philosophy) An impression as received by the senses, especially an image, often prior to any interpretation by the intellect. Synonym: (less common) phantasia ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “phantasm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “phantasm”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “phantasm”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === panthams