Associations to the word «Phantasmagoria»

Wiktionary

PHANTASMAGORIA, noun. A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theatre entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed; a magic lantern.
PHANTASMAGORIA, noun. A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and colour.
PHANTASMAGORIA, noun. A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together.

Dictionary definition

PHANTASMAGORIA, noun. A constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream).

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke