What is another word for Ignis Fatuus?
480 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɪɡnˈiz fˈatʌəs], [ ɪɡnˈiz fˈatʌəs], [ ɪ_ɡ_n_ˈi_z f_ˈa_t_ʌ_ə_s]
Ignis Fatuus is a Latin phrase that refers to a type of light phenomenon, also known as a "will-o'-the-wisp." This eerie and often mysterious light has many alternative names in different parts of the world, including "ghost light," "jack-o'-lantern," "spook light," "fairy light," and "hinkypunk." In some cultures, the phenomenon is associated with supernatural and mystical entities like faeries, ghosts, or spirits. Despite the various monikers, many agree that the odd and beguiling light can be found in marshy areas or swamps, and it often leaves onlookers with more questions than answers.
Synonyms for Ignis fatuus:
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- real .
- deceptivenesses ,
- eidola ,
- eidolons ,
- mis apprehension ,
- mis apprehensions ,
- mis take ,
- mis takes ,
- mis-apprehension ,
- mis-apprehensions ,
- mis-take ,
- mis-takes ,
- over sight ,
- over sights ,
- over-sight ,
- over-sights ,
- self deception ,
- self deceptions ,
- self-deceptions ,
- selfdeception ,
- selfdeceptions .
- dream visions ,
- will o the wisp ,
- will o the wisps ,
- will o' the wisp ,
- will o' the wisps ,
- will of the wisp ,
- will of the wisps ,
- will-o-the-wisps ,
- will-of-the-wisp ,
- will-of-the-wisps ,
- wish fulfillment fantasies ,
- wish fulfillment fantasy ,
- wish-fulfillment ,
- wish-fulfillment fantasies ,
- wishfulfillment fantasies ,
- wishfulfillment fantasy .
Other synonyms:
Other relevant words:
- aberrance ,
- aberrancy ,
- abstemious ,
- activate ,
- actual ,
- actuate ,
- air castle ,
- alight ,
- ambition ,
- antic ,
- apparent ,
- ardor ,
- ardour ,
- arouse ,
- aspiration ,
- attack ,
- babble ,
- backlash ,
- beacon light ,
- belch ,
- blast ,
- blaze away ,
- blaze out ,
- blazing ,
- blowback ,
- bogey ,
- bogie ,
- boomerang ,
- brightness ,
- brightness level ,
- brilliance ,
- burble ,
- burlesque ,
- burn ,
- burn down ,
- burning ,
- burp ,
- calorie-free ,
- can ,
- caper ,
- castle in the air ,
- chimaera ,
- clean ,
- clear ,
- color ,
- colour ,
- computer error ,
- conception ,
- confusedness ,
- conjuration ,
- conjuring trick ,
- corona ,
- corona discharge ,
- cremation chamber ,
- crematorium ,
- daydreaming ,
- deceit ,
- design ,
- deviance ,
- disarray ,
- discharge ,
- discombobulation ,
- dismiss ,
- dismount ,
- displace ,
- dissembling ,
- dissimulation ,
- distortion ,
- double ,
- dreaming ,
- easy ,
- effigy ,
- electric glow ,
- elicit ,
- enkindle ,
- envision ,
- epitome ,
- erroneous belief ,
- erroneousness ,
- eruct ,
- evaporation ,
- evoke ,
- excogitation ,
- existent ,
- faint ,
- fall ,
- fantasise ,
- fantasize ,
- fast one ,
- fault ,
- fervency ,
- fervidness ,
- fervor ,
- fervour ,
- figure ,
- figure of speech ,
- fire up ,
- firing ,
- flack ,
- flak ,
- flame up ,
- flaming ,
- flare ,
- flick ,
- flim-flam ,
- flitter ,
- flutter ,
- fob ,
- fondness ,
- force out ,
- fox ,
- freak ,
- friars lantern ,
- fuel ,
- genuine ,
- get down ,
- get off ,
- ghostwrite ,
- ghostwriter ,
- give notice ,
- give the axe ,
- give the sack ,
- glare ,
- glint ,
- gloss ,
- glow ,
- go for ,
- go off ,
- grassfire ,
- guggle ,
- gurgle ,
- hand truck ,
- haunt ,
- head game ,
- house of cards ,
- icon ,
- idle ,
- ignite ,
- igniter ,
- ignition system ,
- ignitor ,
- ikon ,
- illume ,
- illuminate ,
- illumination ,
- illumine ,
- imagination ,
- imaginativeness ,
- inferno ,
- inflammation ,
- inner light ,
- innovation ,
- jack-a-lantern ,
- jack-o-lantern fungus ,
- jaunt ,
- jeer ,
- jeering ,
- jiggery-pokery ,
- joke ,
- kindle ,
- kindling ,
- lampoon ,
- legerdemain ,
- light source ,
- light up ,
- light within ,
- light-colored ,
- light-headed ,
- lighter ,
- lightheaded ,
- lighthouse ,
- lighting ,
- lightly ,
- lightness ,
- lightsome ,
- likeness ,
- lite ,
- literal ,
- look-alike ,
- loose ,
- low-cal ,
- luminance ,
- luminosity ,
- luminousness ,
- magic ,
- magic trick ,
- material ,
- mental confusion ,
- mental image ,
- misplay ,
- misrepresentation ,
- misstep ,
- mistake ,
- misunderstanding ,
- mix-up ,
- monster ,
- moon ,
- motortruck ,
- muddiness ,
- never-never land ,
- obliquity ,
- obsess ,
- oneirism ,
- optical aberration ,
- ostensible ,
- paradigm ,
- parody ,
- partiality ,
- pasquinade ,
- perch ,
- persona ,
- pharos ,
- picture ,
- play a joke on ,
- play a trick on ,
- play tricks ,
- prank ,
- pretence ,
- pretend ,
- pretense ,
- project ,
- promiscuous ,
- prototype ,
- provoke ,
- psychotic belief ,
- pull a fast one on ,
- put-on ,
- quiver ,
- radio beacon ,
- raise ,
- range ,
- range of a function ,
- rattling ,
- real number ,
- really ,
- recoil ,
- reverie ,
- revery ,
- ripple ,
- sack ,
- scant ,
- scoff ,
- scoffing ,
- see ,
- self-gratification ,
- send away ,
- send-up ,
- sendup ,
- set off ,
- shade ,
- shadow ,
- short ,
- sight ,
- simulacrum ,
- skulduggery ,
- skullduggery ,
- slickness ,
- slip ,
- sluttish ,
- spark ,
- spark off ,
- sparkle ,
- specter ,
- spoof ,
- spook ,
- stargaze ,
- stumble ,
- substantial ,
- swooning ,
- take to ,
- takeoff ,
- tangible ,
- terminate ,
- touch ,
- touch off ,
- trace ,
- travel ,
- travesty ,
- trickery ,
- trigger ,
- trigger off ,
- trip out ,
- trip up ,
- trip-up ,
- tripper ,
- tripping ,
- trope ,
- turn on ,
- twinkle ,
- unaccented ,
- unclouded ,
- unhorse ,
- vaporisation ,
- vaporization ,
- veridical ,
- very ,
- visual modality ,
- visual sensation ,
- visual sense ,
- visualise ,
- visualize ,
- wakeful ,
- wanton ,
- waver ,
- weak ,
- whoremaster ,
- whoremonger ,
- woolgather ,
- wrongdoing .
- Deja Vu ,
- FIRA ,
- Idolism ,
- Ingle ,
- Luciferase ,
- Misbelief ,
- Phosphor ,
- Self-delusion ,
- THIP ,
- Thermoluminescence ,
- WIGP ,
- aberration ,
- airy nothing ,
- apparition ,
- autism ,
- autoluminescence ,
- backfire ,
- balefire ,
- beacon ,
- beacon fire ,
- bioluminescence ,
- blaze ,
- bonfire ,
- bubble ,
- burning ghat ,
- campfire ,
- cathode luminescence ,
- cheerful fire ,
- chemicoluminescence ,
- chemiluminescence ,
- chimera ,
- combustion ,
- conflagration ,
- confusion ,
- corposant ,
- crematory ,
- daydream ,
- deception ,
- dream ,
- dream vision ,
- dreamland ,
- dreamworld ,
- electroluminescence ,
- error ,
- fallacy ,
- false belief ,
- false impression ,
- fancy ,
- fantasy ,
- fata morgana ,
- figment of imagination ,
- fire ,
- flame ,
- flicker ,
- fluorescence ,
- fool's paradise ,
- forest fire ,
- funeral pyre ,
- ghost ,
- head trip ,
- hocus-pocus ,
- ignition ,
- ignus fatuus ,
- image ,
- invention ,
- luciferin ,
- luminescence ,
- make-believe ,
- misapprehension ,
- misconception ,
- misimpression ,
- mockery ,
- myth ,
- open fire ,
- optical illusion ,
- paramnesia ,
- phantasmagoria ,
- phantom ,
- phosphorescence ,
- photoluminescence ,
- pipe dream ,
- prairie fire ,
- pyre ,
- radioluminescence ,
- raging fire ,
- rainbow ,
- sea of flames ,
- seeming ,
- self-deceit ,
- self-deception ,
- semblance ,
- spectre ,
- triboluminescence ,
- trick ,
- trip ,
- truck ,
- vapor ,
- vapour ,
- virtual reality ,
- vision ,
- watch fire ,
- wildfire ,
- wish fulfillment ,
- wisp .
How to use "Ignis fatuus" in context?
The Ignis Fatuus ("Phantasm of Fire") is a name given to a type of apparition in medieval culture and mythology. It is a creature, often described as a large, shadowy form with blazing eyes, flames issuing from its mouth, or a fiendish dragon with hooves and a fire-breathing head. Some say it is the spirit of a dead person, or a monster from Hell who wanders the world seeking victims.
The Ignis Fatuus is said to be the spirit of flames that follow people wherever they go, seeking revenge for some undisclosed wrong.
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