Saint Elmo's fire

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Saint′ El′mo's fire′

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Saint Elmo's fire /ˈɛlməʊz/ n usually abbreviated to: St Elmo's fire

(not in technical usage) a luminous region that sometimes appears around church spires, the masts of ships, etc. It is a corona discharge in the air caused by atmospheric electricity

Etymology: 16th Century: so called because it was associated with Saint Elmo (a corruption, via Sant'Ermo, of Saint Erasmus, died 303) the patron saint of Mediterranean sailors

'Saint Elmo's fire' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

corona discharge

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