ILLUSIONISM


Meaning of ILLUSIONISM in English

— illusionistic , adj.

/i looh"zheuh niz'euhm/ , n.

1. a technique of using pictorial methods in order to deceive the eye. Cf. trompe l'oeil .

2. Philos. a theory or doctrine that the material world is an illusion.

[ 1835-45; ILLUSION + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .