Eidolon Definition
ī-dōlən
eidola, eidolons
noun
An image without real existence; phantom; apparition.
Webster's New World
An ideal person or thing.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Eidolon
Noun
Singular:
eidolonPlural:
eidla, eidlons, eidola, eidolonsOrigin of Eidolon
From Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eidōlon, “figure, representation”), from εἶδος (eidos, “sight”), from εἴδω (eidō, “I see”).
From Wiktionary
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Greek eidōlon from eidos form weid- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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