English Explanatory Dictionary

St. Elmo's fire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

St. Elmo's fire St. Elmo's fires St Elmo's fire Saint Elmo's fire St. Ulmo's fire

Etymology

After Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors, also known as St. Elmo.

Synonyms

corposant corpusant composant Elmo's fire St. Elmo's light witchfire witch's fire
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