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phantasma

[ fan-taz-muh ]

/ fænˈtæz mə /

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noun, plural phan·tas·ma·ta [fan-taz-muh-tuh] /fænˈtæz mə tə/.

phantasm(defs 1, 2).

RELATED WORDS

impression, image, delusion, idea, fancy, imagination, chimera, incubus, specter, wraith, rainbow, trance, nightmare, fiction, bubble, illusion, reverie, figment, phantasm, speculation

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Origin of phantasma

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1590–1600

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Examples from the Web for phantasma

Phantasma enim est sentiendi actus; neque differt a sensione, aliter quam fieri differt a factum esse.
Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind (Vol. 1 of 3)|Thomas Brown
The idea or phantasma, as he terms it, is the very perception or actus sentiendi.
Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind (Vol. 1 of 3)|Thomas Brown
Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma, or a hideous dream.
Familiar Quotations|Various
Between the acting of a dreadful thing / And 60 the first motion, all the interim is / Like a phantasma or a hideous dream.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

Her ancient civility is gone, and her glory hath vanished as a phantasma.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 6|Various

Word Origin and History for phantasma

phantasma

n.

1590s, from Latin phantasma (see phantasm).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper