"phantasm" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: disembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings

subtypes: flying dutchman - the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day

same as: apparition, fantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spectre
is a type of: illusion, semblance - an erroneous mental representation
subtypes:
- flying saucer, ufo, unidentified flying object - an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
- flying dutchman - a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope
- ghost, shade, specter, spectre, spook, wraith - a mental representation of some haunting experience
same as: apparition, fantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow