Usually means: Deceptive, elusive light; marsh phenomenon.
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  1. ignis fatuus: Merriam-Webster
  2. ignis fatuus: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. ignis fatuus: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. ignis fatuus: Collins English Dictionary
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  8. ignis fatuus: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  11. ignis fatuus: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. Ignis Fatuus, Ignis fatuus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Ignis fatuus: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
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  15. Ignis fatuus: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  16. ignis fatuus: FreeDictionary.org
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  18. ignis fatuus: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. ignis fatuus: Encyclopedia

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(Note: See ignes_fatui as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (ignis fatuus)

noun:  (folklore) A will o' the wisp.
noun:  (figuratively) A delusion, a false hope.

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