apparition
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Law describes the “solemn cloisters” haunted by the apparition of Catherine Howard, the king’s fifth wife, who was executed after accusations of adultery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
While artists kept making him out to be Christ-like, they had more fun with the Mexican Marian apparition, beyond the traditional image of Her in prayer held up by a cherub.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
According to legend, the miraculous apparition of Saints Peter and Paul during the meeting between Pope Leo I and Attila the king of the Huns in 452 AD made the latter desist from invading Italy.
From BBC ● May 9, 2025
Least expensive: “A Polaroid of an apparition of the Virgin Mary in a glass structure in Clearwater, Fla. I got it on eBay for $7.”
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
In 1301, Giotto, one of the founders of modern realistic painting, witnessed another apparition of Comet Hailey and inserted it into a nativity scene.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
The text includes an Omniscient Seashell, drinks that offer forgetfulness or remembering, ghostly apparitions, a magical couples’ retreat at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, and a desert prince who becomes obsessed with Helena.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
"A lot of the time we're just scared of these apparitions that we've created and these narratives that we've foisted upon other people."
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2024
Given that apparitions or other sightings are private experiences for individuals, the church does not require the faithful to accept the authenticity of such events.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2024
On Friday, the Vatican’s doctrinal office will issue a revised set of norms for discerning apparitions “and other supernatural phenomena,” updating a set of guidelines first issued in 1978.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
As I continued down the hallway, other students began to materialize in front of their lockers, ghostly apparitions that rapidly solidified.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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