VISIONARIES
Noun
visionaries
plural of visionary
Source: Wiktionary
VISIONARY
Vi"sion*a*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. visionnaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by,
appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.
The visionary hour When musing midnight reigns. Thomson.
2. Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the
imagination; given to reverie; apt to receive, and act upon, fancies
as if they were realities.
Or lull to rest the visionary maid. Pope.
3. Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful; imaginary;
having no solid foundation; as, visionary prospect; a visionary
scheme or project. Swift.
Syn.
– Fanciful; fantastic; unreal. See Fanciful.
Vi"sion*a*ry, n.; pl. Visionaries (.
1. One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or
phantoms.
2. One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his
judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air;
a daydreamer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition