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).

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Origin of phantasma

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1590–1600

Words nearby phantasma

Phanerozoic, phano, phanotron, phantasize, phantasm, phantasma, phantasmagoria, phantasmagoric, phantasmagory, phantasmal, phantasy

How to use phantasma in a sentence

The sudden presence of a raven at a bridal banquet could scarcely have been a greater phantasma.
The Life of Lord Byron|John Galt
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
Shakespeare seems to use it ('phantasma') in this passage in the sense of nightmare, which it bears in Italian.
The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Caesar|William Shakespeare

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

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