1. plural form of phantasma; ghostly apparitions or illusions
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• The old mansion was said to be haunted by various phantasmata.
• Medieval texts often described phantasmata appearing to monks in their cells.
• The fever caused him to see phantasmata dancing in the shadows.
• Ancient philosophers debated whether phantasmata were real or mere figments of imagination.
• The artist’s paintings depicted ethereal phantasmata floating through dreamlike landscapes.