Assertion: apparition | /r/HasProperty | appearance
Facets:
value: in its literal sense
type: OTHER
value: merely
type: DEGREE
value: first of all
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: An Apparition is an appearance.
text: There are so many reports about apparitions of Mary that we can’t possibly cover them all here, but first of all, apparitions are the appearance of something remarkable or unexpected, or even described as miraculous.
text: An apparition, from Latin apparere (to appear), is in its literal sense merely an appearance—a sense perception of any kind, but as used in psychical research and parapsychology the word denotes an abnormal or paranormal appearance or perception, which cannot be explained by any mundane objective cause.