eidolon

[ ahy-doh-luhn ]

/ aɪˈdoʊ lən /

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noun, plural ei·do·la [ahy-doh-luh], /aɪˈdoʊ lə/, ei·do·lons.

a phantom; apparition.

an ideal.

Origin of eidolon

First recorded in 1820–30; see origin at idol

Words nearby eidolon

Eid al-Fitr, eider, eiderdown, eider duck, eidetic, eidolon, eidoptometry, eidos, Eid-ul-Adha, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eifel

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Example sentences from the Web for eidolon

In the background of all we fancy a hideous Eidolon, from whose side even the damned recoil in loathing.
Guy Livingstone;|George A. Lawrence
I could thus see myself, gazing through my dream eyes on my eidolon, as if it were only a reflection in a mirror.
She and I, Volume 2|John Conroy Hutcheson
For the time his thought was quit of its consequence; no eidolon outwardly repeated his inward vision.
Between The Dark And The Daylight|William Dean Howells
Whichever way she turned the eidolon of Caroline met her as a bar to all further progress in her design upon the Intendant.
The Golden Dog|William Kirby

The house exists still, or the shell of it—the ghost of old Wenderholme, its appearance, its eidolon!
Wenderholme|Philip Gilbert Hamerton

British Dictionary definitions for eidolon

eidolon

/ (aɪˈdəʊlɒn) /

noun plural -la (-lə) or -lons

an unsubstantial image; apparition; phantom

an ideal or idealized figure

Word Origin for eidolon

C19: from Greek: phantom, idol

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单词	eidolon
释义	eidolon [ ahy-doh-luhn ] / aɪˈdoʊ lən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR eidolon ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ei·do·la [ahy-doh-luh], /aɪˈdoʊ lə/, ei·do·lons. a phantom; apparition. an ideal. Origin of eidolon First recorded in 1820–30; see origin at idol Words nearby eidolon Eid al-Fitr, eider, eiderdown, eider duck, eidetic, eidolon, eidoptometry, eidos, Eid-ul-Adha, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eifel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eidolon In the background of all we fancy a hideous Eidolon, from whose side even the damned recoil in loathing. Guy Livingstone;\|George A. Lawrence I could thus see myself, gazing through my dream eyes on my eidolon, as if it were only a reflection in a mirror. She and I, Volume 2\|John Conroy Hutcheson For the time his thought was quit of its consequence; no eidolon outwardly repeated his inward vision. Between The Dark And The Daylight\|William Dean Howells Whichever way she turned the eidolon of Caroline met her as a bar to all further progress in her design upon the Intendant. The Golden Dog\|William Kirby The house exists still, or the shell of it—the ghost of old Wenderholme, its appearance, its eidolon! Wenderholme\|Philip Gilbert Hamerton British Dictionary definitions for eidolon eidolon / (aɪˈdəʊlɒn) / noun plural -la (-lə) or -lons an unsubstantial image; apparition; phantom an ideal or idealized figure Word Origin for eidolon C19: from Greek: phantom, idol Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to eidolon hallucination, soul, vision, fantasy, deception, illusion, pipe dream, phantom, devil, demon, shadow, specter, vampire, deity, hero, darling, icon, superstar, nightmare, daydream
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eidolon

noun, plural ei·do·la [ahy-doh-luh], /aɪˈdoʊ lə/, ei·do·lons.

Origin of eidolon

Words nearby eidolon

Example sentences from the Web for eidolon

British Dictionary definitions for eidolon

noun plural -la (-lə) or -lons

Word Origin for eidolon

Words related to eidolon