Noun

(en noun)

A ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death.

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Noun

(label) The sense or ability of sight.

Something seen; an object perceived visually.

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(label) Something imaginary one thinks one sees.

(label) Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.

(John Locke)

(label) An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.

(label) A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.

(label) A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.