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Ignis fatuus

noun
1.
A pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground.  Synonyms: friar's lantern, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp.
2.
An illusion that misleads.  Synonym: will-o'-the-wisp.





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"Ignis fatuus" Quotes from Famous Books



... with, we are forbidden even to hope for such an achievement; and could it be possible that, through some stroke of good fortune, we could attain this high ideal, it would be but for a moment, as from the very nature of our environment it would be but an ignis fatuus. There is, however, to the earnest mind a delight in having a high model of excellence, for as our model is so will our work approximate; and although we may go on approximating our ideal forever, we can never hope to reach that which has been ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 • Various


Words linked to "Ignis fatuus" :   visible light, fancy, visible radiation, jack-o'-lantern, phantasy, will-o'-the-wisp, light, friar's lantern, illusion, fantasy


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