fantasmagorie

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

fantasmagorie

from the Latin phantasma (ghost) and -gory, apheresis of the word allegory. term used by Étienne-Gaspard Robert to designate false supernatural apparitions that were in fact only applications of novelties such as the famous magic lantern.

Definitions

Plural

fantasmagories

Translations

  • germangerman:Phantasmagorie
  • englishenglish:phantasmagoria
  • italianitalian:fantasmagoria
  • polishpolish:fantasmagoria

See also

fantasmagorique (adj.)