St. Elmo's fire

American  

[el-mohz] / ˈɛl moʊz /

noun

1. corona discharge.

---

Etymology

Origin of St. Elmo's fire

Named after St. Elmo (died a.d. 303), patron saint of sailors

Example Sentences

“St. Elmo’s Fire,” “Less Than Zero,” “Pretty in Pink” — all are stories about young adult cliques and clans, movies chronicling adolescent identity and the pervasive loneliness that exists when we inevitably drift apart from one another, when we push one another away.

From Los Angeles Times

The 60-year-old “St. Elmo’s Fire” star, who has become known as quite the prolific property purchaser, originally put the three-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom home on the market for $6.6 million in July 2024—but dropped that asking price to $6.3 million just a few months later.

From MarketWatch

Moore, who rose to prominence with the 1985 film “St. Elmo’s Fire,” earned her first Oscar nomination this year for her role in “The Substance,” in which she starred opposite Margaret Qualley.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the only times I’ve ever been inspired to write a melody was going across the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver — a melody came to me for the love theme of “St. Elmo’s Fire.”

From Los Angeles Times

Then I panicked and ran to the piano and came up with what became “Love Theme from ‘St. Elmo’s Fire.’

From Los Angeles Times