Definition of ignis fatuus

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Ignis fatuus () A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by the decomposition of animal or vegetable substances, or by some inflammable gas; -- popularly called also Will-with-the-wisp, or Will-o'-the-wisp, and Jack-with-a-lantern, or Jack-o'-lantern..

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Ignis Fatuus :: Ignis fatuus () Fig.: A misleading influence; a decoy.
Firedrake :: Firedrake (n.) A fiery meteor; an ignis fatuus; a rocket.
Wisp :: Wisp (n.) A Will-o'-the-wisp; an ignis fatuus.
Will-o''-the-wisp :: Will-o'-the-wisp (n.) See Ignis fatuus.
Fatuous :: Fatuous (a.) Without reality; illusory, like the ignis fatuus..
Ignis Fatuus :: Ignis fatuus () A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by the decomposition of animal or vegetable substances, or by some inflammable gas; -- popularly called also Will-with-the-wisp, or Will-o'-the-wisp, and Jack-with-a-lantern, or Jack-o'-lantern..
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