eidolon
[noun]
Synonyms: apparition, ghost, haunt, phantasm, phantom, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, spook

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eidolon noun. [ʌɪ'dǝʊlɒn] Pl. -la [-lǝ], -lons. M17.
[Greek eidōlon: see IDOL.]
1. An emanation considered by atomic philosophers to constitute the visible image of an object. rare. Only in M17.

2. A spectre, a phantom. Also, an idealized image. E19.
■ E. A. Poe An Eidolon named Night On a black throne.
■ M. Renault She was the perennial eidolon, the clean pampered harlot.

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