eidolon

== English == === Alternative forms === eidôlon idolon === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /aɪˈdəʊlən/, /aɪˈdəʊlɒn/ (US) IPA(key): /aɪˈdoʊlən/, /aɪˈdoʊlɑn/ Rhymes: -əʊlɒn === Noun === eidolon (plural eidola or eidolons) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====