apparition

In astronomy terms the difference between apparition and aberration

is that apparition is the first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured;—opposed to occultation while aberration is a small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.

As nouns the difference between apparition and aberration

is that apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility while aberration is the act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.

As a noun apparition

is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

As an adjective soul is

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As nouns the difference between apparation and apparition

is that apparation is (obsolete) a preparation while apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and apparition

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

As nouns the difference between wraith and apparition

is that wraith is a ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death while apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

As nouns the difference between apparition and revenant

is that apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility while revenant is someone who returns from a long absence.

As an adjective revenant is

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As nouns the difference between apparition and apparitionist

is that apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility while apparitionist is a believer in apparitions.