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corposant

/ ˈkɔːpəˌzænt /

noun

  1. another name for Saint Elmo's fire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corposant1

C17: from Portuguese corpo-santo, literally: holy body, from Latin corpus sanctum
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Example Sentences

I had seen a ship, and there she was to leeward of us, with the corposant clinging to one of her spars.

Corposant, kor′po-zant, n. St Elmo's fire, a ball of fire sometimes seen about a ship during a storm.

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