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Synonyms for will-o'-the-wisp
ˈwɪl ə ðəˈwɪspwill-o'-the-wisp

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  1. friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wispnoun

    a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

    Synonyms:
    jack-o'-lantern, ignis fatuus, friar's lantern

  2. will-o'-the-wisp, ignis fatuusnoun

    an illusion that misleads

    Synonyms:
    jack-o'-lantern, ignis fatuus, friar's lantern

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  1. will-o'-the-wispnoun

    Synonyms:
    ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, jack-with-a-lantern

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  1. Vincent Van Gogh:

    There may be a great fire in our soul, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.

  2. Vincent Van Gogh:

    One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it. Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way.

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