Definition
A luminous electrical phenomenon seen at sea, appearing as a glow or flame on a ship's mast during thunderstorms; also called St. Elmo's fire.
Etymology
From Spanish corpo santo (holy body) or Portuguese corpo santo, literally 'holy body.' Sailors believed the glowing light was a spiritual phenomenon, hence the religious name.
Kelly Says
Sailors witnessing corposants were terrified and amazed—some thought it was a sign of divine protection, others a warning of coming disaster, when really it's just static electricity ionizing the air!
Translations
CACatalà
corposant
kor-po-san-t
CSČeština
tělesný
te-les-ny
DADansk
kropslig
krops-lig
DEDeutsch
Körperlicher
kor-per-li-cher
ELΕλληνικά
σώματος
so-ma-tos
ESEspañol
corposante
kor-po-san-te
FISuomi
lihaksikas
li-haksi-kas
FRFrançais
corposant
kor-po-san
HUMagyar
testament
tes-ta-ment
IDBahasa Indonesia
tubuh
tu-buh
ITItaliano
corposante
kor-po-san-te
KO한국어
신체적인
sin-che-ji-keun
MRMR
शरीराची
sha-ree-ra-chi
MSBahasa Melayu
tubuh
tu-buh
NLNederlands
lichamelijk
li-cha-me-lijk
NONorsk
kroppslig
kropps-lig
PTPortuguês
corposante
kor-po-san-te
RORomână
corposant
kor-po-san-t
SVSvenska
kroppslig
kropps-lig
SWKiswahili
mwili
mwee-li
TRTürkçe
bedensel
be-den-sel
VITiếng Việt
hình thể
hinh the