text: what is an apparition?   from the american heritage dictionary:  ap·pa·ri·tion (²p”…-r¹sh“…n) n. 1. a ghostly figure; a specter. 2. a sudden or unusual sight. 3. the act of appearing; appearance. [middle english apparicioun, from old french apparition, from late latin app³riti½, app³riti½n-, an appearance, from latin app³ritus, past participle of app³r¶re, to appear. see appear.] --ap”pa·ri“tion·al adj. =======================================================  a apparition is like a vision of someone... that you might see in a vision.  its a sometimes obscure or ghost-like image.