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In the ballet Giselle, the title character dies at the end of Act 1.

One wouldn't generally describe her ghostly presence in Act 2 as the result of a resurrection, because that implies that her death has been reversed or undone, and that is not the case in this narrative; yet I cannot think of another term that comes as close to describing her rising from the tomb into a new state of existence.

Is there a word for the appearance of a ghost as in this case?

Best Answer

You might consider apparition. Collins defines it as:

apparition (n.) an appearance, esp of a ghost or ghostlike figure

Wordnik mentions:

apparition (n.) That which appears or becomes visible; an appearance, especially of a remarkable or phenomenal kind.

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