eidolon
Pronunciation: /aɪˈdəʊlən/
The English word “eidolon” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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 an elusive entity.
- An unsubstantial image; a spectre; a phantom.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “figure, representation”), from εἶδος (eîdos, “sight”), from εἴδω (eídō, “I see”). Doublet of aidoru, idol, and idolum and related to idea.
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