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will o the wisp
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will o the wispnoun
A strange light that attracts travellers from pathways into dangerous marshes or graveyards.
will o the wispnoun
A delusional or otherwise unobtainable goal that one feels compelled to pursue.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of will o the wisp in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of will o the wisp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of will o the wisp in a Sentence
One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it. Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way.
There may be a great fire in our soul, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.
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