phantasma

[ fan-taz-muh ]

/ fænˈtæz mə /

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

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Words nearby phantasma

phano, phanotron, phantasia, phantasize, phantasm, phantasma, phantasmagoria, phantasmagoric, phantasmagory, phantasmal, phantast

Origin of phantasma

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1590–1600

Example sentences 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