Poltergeist vs Apparition - What's the difference?
poltergeist | apparition |
An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.
An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially something such as a ghost or phantom.
(astronomy) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured;—opposed to occultation.
As nouns the difference between poltergeist and apparition
is that poltergeist is an unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about while apparition is an act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.poltergeist
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(wikipedia poltergeist)Noun
(en-noun)- a poltergeist haunts the house by moving objects around the house, make chain-rattling noises and throwing items.
- the chapel is haunted by a demonic poltergeist .
Derived terms
* poltergeistic * poltergeistismSynonyms
* See alsoapparition
English
Noun
(en noun)- The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. – .
- The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. – .
- Which apparition , it seems, was you. – Tatler.
- The heavenly bands . . . a glorious apparition. – .
- I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition . –
