The Catholic World, Vol. 85: A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science; April, 1907, to September, 1907 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 1334910413 ISBN 13: 9781334910418

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Excerpt from The Catholic World, Vol. 85: A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science; April, 1907, to September, 1907

Let us pass now to the special subject of this article, that of phantasms of the dying, or wraiths. The word wraith is defined by Webster as an apparition of a person in his ex act likeness, seen before death, or a little after. In popular use, as he notes, it has come to have a wider and less exact meaning, and' to signify any kind of apparition; just as the word cyclone is used by people generally to mean a vio lent storm, the same as hurricane or tornado; whereas, properly speaking, a cyclone may be accompanied by very little rain or wind. Webster gives its correct definition. It is a pity that words get their corners rubbed off in this way, but it seems unavoidable.

The definition of wraith given above, however, is not quite as exact as it should be. As it stands, it would cover the phantasms of the living, already discussed. Instead of say ing before death, or a little after, it would seem better to say, a little before or after death, or at the very moment of death. Furthermore, there seems to be no need of restricting the term to visible apparitions, as seems tique intended. There may be auditory phantasms of those near death, as well as visual ones, and they may as well be called by the same gen eral name.

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• Verlag: FB&C LTD
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1334910413
• ISBN 13: 9781334910418
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