corposant

/ ˈkɔːpəˌzænt /

noun

1. See Saint Elmo's fire
   another name for Saint Elmo's fire

Word History and Origins

Origin of corposant¹

C17: from Portuguese corpo-santo, literally: holy body, from Latin corpus sanctum

Example Sentences

I had seen a ship, and there she was to leeward of us, with the corposant clinging to one of her spars.

From Project Gutenberg

Corposant, kor′po-zant, n. St Elmo's fire, a ball of fire sometimes seen about a ship during a storm.

From Project Gutenberg