definition of
apparition

[1] #1 apparition n. [phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre] a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us". wn

[2] #2 apparition n. the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter". wn

[3] #3 apparition n. [phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow] something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight". wn

[4] #4 apparition n. an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger". wn