Phantasm
English Meaning
An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an optical illusion; a phantom; a dream.
- Something apparently seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or an apparition. Also called phantasma.
- An illusory mental image. Also called phantasma.
- In Platonic philosophy, objective reality as perceived and distorted by the five senses.