friar's lantern

1. 1.

   a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

   Synonymsignis fatuusjack-o'-lanternwill-o'-the-wisp

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Questions about friar's lantern

What does friar's lantern mean?

friar's lantern means "a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground".

What is another word for friar's lantern?

Close synonyms include ignis fatuus, jack-o'-lantern, will-o'-the-wisp. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.