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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: Saint Elmo's fireOne entry found. Main Entry: Saint El·mo's fire Pronunciation: \ˈsānt-ˈel-(ˌ)mōz-\ Function: noun Etymology: St. Elmo (Erasmus) †303 Italian bishop & patron saint of sailors Date: 1753 : a flaming phenomenon sometimes seen in stormy weather at prominent points on an airplane or ship and on land that is of the nature of a brush discharge of electricity —called also Saint Elmo's light 
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