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聖エルモの火 (せいエルモのひ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

聖せいエルモの火ひ

Meanings

1

noun

St. Elmo's fire

A weather phenomenon where a luminous plasma appears around ship masts or aircraft, often during thunderstorms.

船ふねのマストに聖せいエルモの火ひが現あらわれた。
St. Elmo's fire appeared on the ship's mast.

Kanji

聖holy, saint, sage
火fire

Etymology

From the name of St. Erasmus of Formia (St. Elmo), patron saint of sailors, combined with 火 (fire). The phenomenon was historically interpreted as a sign of the saint's protection.