Ghosts Explained

Oxford English Dictionary Ref: "Ghost"

An apparition of a dead person which is believed to appear to the living

Cambridge English Dictionary Ref: "Ghost"

the spirit of a dead person, sometimes represented as a pale, almost transparent image of that person, which some people believe appears to people who are alive

"A Ghost" The classic definition:

A ghost has been defined as the disembodied spirit or soul of a deceased person, although in popular usage the term refers only to the apparition of such a person. Often described as immaterial and partly transparent, ghosts are reported to haunt particular locations or people that they were associated with in life or at time of death.

GHOST - Residual, recording or anniversary ghost - a past traumatic event replaying itself

SPIRIT - Active or residential - a restless entity or soul of a person not fully passed-over, usually for a specific reason or a Visitation

OTHERS – Elemental ghosts, Poltergeists, Time-slips, Myths and legends