Ignis Fatuus word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "ignis fatuus" term

[noun] an illusion that misleads
[noun] a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

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\Ig"nis fat"u*us\; pl. {Ignes fatui}. [L. ignis fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.] 1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by the decomposition of animal or vegetable substances, or by some inflammable gas; -- popularly called also {Will-with-the-wisp}, or {Will-o'-the-wisp}, and {Jack-with-a-lantern}, or {Jack-o'-lantern}. 2. Fig.: A misleading influence; a decoy. Scared and guided by the ignis fatuus of popular superstition. --Jer. Taylor.

Synonyms for ignis fatuus

friar's lantern, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp, will-o'-the-wisp

Related terms: backfire, blaze, bonfire, burning ghat, cathode luminescence, conflagration, crackling fire, delusion, dereism, dream vision, illusion, lambent flame, luciferase, misbelief, raging fire, sea of flames, self-deception, thermoluminescence, three-alarm fire, tribophosphorescence, trick, wrong impression

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Let's analyse "ignis fatuus" as pure text. This string has Eleven letters in Five syllables and Five vowels. 45.5% of vowels is 6.9% more then average English word. Written in backwards: SUUTAF SINGI. Average typing speed for these characters is 3315 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .. --. -. .. ... ..-. .- - ..- ..- ...

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: ignis fatuus: 9 + 9 + 1 + 3 + 3 = 25, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: ignis fatuus: 9 + 7 + 5 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 1 = 47, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
I (2)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
S (2)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (2)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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