EIDOLON

Etymology

Noun

eidolon (plural eidola or eidolons)

An image or representation of an idea; a representation of an ideal form; an apparition of some actual or imaginary entity, or of some aspect of reality.

A phantom, a ghost or elusive entity.

Source: Wiktionary


Ei*do"lon, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Idol.]

Definition: An image or representation; a form; a phantom; an apparition. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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