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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ig-nis fach-oo-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪg nɪs ˈfætʃ u əs

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Définition of ignis fatuus

Origin :
  • "will o' the wisp, jack-a-lantern," 1560s, from Medieval Latin, literally "foolish fire;" see igneous + fatuous.
  • noun illusion
Example sentences :
  • An ignis fatuus, perhaps; a Jack-o'-lanthorn begotten of putrescence.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
  • To get something for nothing is the "ignis fatuus" ever in the lead.
  • Extract from : « Shadow and Light » by Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
  • He had not been imposed upon by his fancy; he had not been deceived by some ignis fatuus.
  • Extract from : « Bible Emblems » by Edward E. Seelye
  • It is, in truth, a shadow as intangible as our own; an ignis fatuus of our being.
  • Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 1837 » by Various
  • It is only the meteoric light of the ignis fatuus, soon extinguished.
  • Extract from : « Old Fritz and the New Era » by Louise Muhlbach
  • The illusion was gone,—the ignis fatuus of adventure, the dream of wealth.
  • Extract from : « Pioneers Of France In The New World » by Francis Parkman, Jr.
  • It is yet the lure, the ignis fatuus of almost every breathing heart.
  • Extract from : « The "Genius" » by Theodore Dreiser
  • See, the ignis fatuus has disappeared from my cell, the sun will soon shine.
  • Extract from : « Frederick The Great and His Family » by L. Muhlbach
  • Like the ignis fatuus, it recedes as we seem to approach it.
  • Extract from : « In Search Of Gravestones Old And Curious » by W.T. (William Thomas) Vincent
  • A light which illuminates centuries must be more than an ignis fatuus.
  • Extract from : « Ten Great Religions » by James Freeman Clarke
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