EIDOLON


Meaning of EIDOLON in English

[ ʌɪ'dəʊlɒn ]

■ noun ( plural ~s or eidola -lə ) literary

1》 a spectre or phantom.

2》 an idealized person or thing.

Origin

C19: from Gk eidōlon , from eidos 'form'.

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