English Explanatory Dictionary

eidolon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A phantom; a ghost or an elusive entity.
  3. An unsubstantial image; a spectre; a phantom.

Pronunciation

/aɪˈdəʊlən/ /aɪˈdəʊlɒn/ /aɪˈdoʊlən/ /aɪˈdoʊlɑn/ en-us-eidolon.ogg

Word forms

eidolon eidola eidolons eidôlon idolon

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon)der. English eidolon 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.

Derived words

eidolic
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