St. Elmo's fire

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After Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors, also known as St. Elmo.

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St. Elmo's fire (usually uncountable, plural St. Elmo's fires)

  1. An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms.
    • 1985 June 23, “St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)”, David Foster, John Parr (lyrics), performed by John Parr:
      I can see a new horizon, underneath a blazing sky.
      I’ll be where the eagle’s flying, higher and higher!
      Gonna be a man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels.
      Take me where the future lies, in St. Elmo’s fire!

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