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    [Noun]  | "ig*nis fat*u*us" | \ ˈig-nəs-ˈfa-chə-wəs \


    1: a light that sometimes appears in the night over marshy ground and is often attributable to the combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter

    2: a deceptive goal or hope


    Origin: 1563 ;

     Medieval Latin, literally, foolish fire;

    [Noun]  | "ignis fatuus" 


     [ "Ignis Fatuus" ]

    1: Latin for "foolish fire." Sometimes used to describe luminous gases appearing above swamp waters.

      * e.g.,  ... "Follow the glow of the ignis fatuus."--Legacy of Kain 

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