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[ap'-ah-RISH-ahn] 
1. an unusual or unexpected ghostly figure; a specter; a phantom
2. an appearance of something unexpected or unusual: "As Greg merged into the highway for his morning commute, he was immediately struck by the apparition of four lanes traveling smoothly at the speed limit."
3. the act of becoming visible; appearance
adjective form: apparitional
Origin:
Probably before 1425; from Middle English, 'apparicion'; borrowed through Anglo-French, 'aparicion,' from Old French, 'apparition': referring to Epiphany (the revealing of Christ as a child to the Wise men), appearance; from Late Latin, 'apparitionem': an appearance, attendants (nominative 'apparitio'); from 'appari-,' stem of Latin, 'apparere': to appear. In action:
"Mary-Kate Olsen. I don't even know where to begin.
Can Mary-Kate really be the incomparable Ashley Olsen's twin sister? They may have the same genetic code, but Mary-Kate certainly does not have her sister's prodigious dramatic gifts. For eight years on Full House, the pint-sized duo shared the role of Michelle Tanner. But, despite their identical outward appearance, it was easy to tell which sister was Michelle at any given moment. I cringed whenever Mary-Kate would appear on my TV screen, her clumsy, ham-fisted portrayal of the littlest Tanner devoid of all nuance and depth. And her incompetence was laid all the more bare by her sister's mastery of the role.
...Mary-Kate's disheveled rat's-nest hairdo looks as though it has never experienced a comb or shampoo. She never seems to have a straight part, and the fussy little barrettes stuck randomly throughout her hair only accentuate its unruliness. Her wardrobe, from To Grandmother's House We Go to Billboard Dad, has always been tacky and dowdy, inspired by some bizarre Schoolmarm Chic trend that exists only in her head. By contrast, Ashley is a heavenly apparition. Her strawberry-blonde mane falls in glossy ringlets, her well-scrubbed skin radiates a golden, healthy glow, and her erect bearing exudes a sylph-like grace, giving her a larger-than-life appearance despite her diminutive frame. Her fashion instincts are as unerring as Mary-Kate's are clueless."
Kathie Kelleher. "Mary-Kate Olsen Is Dragging Ashley Down," The Onion.com (August 22, 2001).
"Thousands of onlookers are flocking to this Boston suburb, where believers have seen the divine in otherwise ordinary bits of glass, mortar and brick.
'That's a miracle,' exclaimed Tina Montgomery, one of hundreds of people who gathered on a hot afternoon in a parking lot to gaze up at a window on the third floor of Milton Hospital.
...Hospital spokeswoman Susan Schepici confirms that officials at the facility have asked the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston for 'guidance' on how to deal with the apparition and the crowds it has drawn.
Although the archdiocese has not replied formally, a church spokesman says that if the image leads people to deepen their faith then it is a good thing."
Greg Frost. "First Mary, now Jesus said to adorn U.S. hospital," Yahoo News (July 3, 2003).
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