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1. (n.) ignis fatuus
something deluding or misleading.
Etymology: (1555–65; < ML: lit., foolish fire)
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1. (noun) friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp
a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
2. (noun) will-o'-the-wisp, ignis fatuus
an illusion that misleads
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1. 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
2. ignis fatuus
fig.: A misleading influence; a decoy
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