vision
vision definition
vi·sion (viz̸h′ən)
noun
- the act or power of seeing with the eye; sense of sight
- something seen by other than normal sight; something perceived in a dream, trance, etc. or supernaturally revealed, as to a prophet
- the experience of having such a perception or revelation
- a mental image; esp., an imaginative contemplation to have visions of power
- the ability to perceive something not actually visible, as through mental acuteness or keen foresight a project made possible by one man's vision
- force or power of imagination a statesman of great vision
- something or someone, esp. a woman, of extraordinary beauty
Etymology: OFr < L visio < visus, pp. of videre, to see < IE *w(e)idē, var. of *w(e)di-, to view, see > wise
transitive verb
to see in or as in a vision; imagine
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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