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Vision

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Noun

1. vision

a vivid mental image

Example Sentences:
'he had a vision of his own death'

2. sight, vision, visual modality, visual sense

the ability to see; the visual faculty

3. vision, visual sensation

the perceptual experience of seeing

Example Sentences:
'the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision'
'he had a visual sensation of intense light'

4. imagination, imaginativeness, vision

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

Example Sentences:
'popular imagination created a world of demons'
'imagination reveals what the world could be'

5. vision

a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance

Example Sentences:
'he had a vision of the Virgin Mary'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vision

see synonyms of vision
noun
1. 
the act, faculty, or manner of perceiving with the eye; sight
2. 
a. 
the image on a television screen
b. 
(as modifier)
vision control
3. 
the ability or an instance of great perception, esp of future developments
a man of vision
4. 
a mystical or religious experience of seeing some supernatural event, person, etc
the vision of St John of the Cross
5. 
that which is seen, esp in such a mystical experience
6. (sometimes plural)
a vivid mental image produced by the imagination
he had visions of becoming famous
7. 
a person or thing of extraordinary beauty
8. 
the stated aims and objectives of a business or other organization
verb
9. (transitive)
to see or show in or as if in a vision

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Vision

see synonyms of vision
noun
1. 
the act or power of seeing with the eye; sense of sight
2. 
a. 
something seen by other than normal sight; something perceived in a dream, trance, etc. or supernaturally revealed, as to a prophet
b. 
the experience of having such a perception or revelation
3. 
a mental image; esp., an imaginative contemplation
to have visions of power
4. 
a. 
the ability to perceive something not actually visible, as through mental acuteness or keen foresight
a project made possible by one man's vision
b. 
force or power of imagination
a statesman of great vision
5. 
something or someone, esp. a woman, of extraordinary beauty
verb transitive
6. 
to see in or as in a vision; imagine

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Vision

see synonyms of vision
n.
1.
a. The faculty of sight; eyesight: poor vision.
b. Something that is or has been seen.
2. Unusual competence in discernment or perception; intelligent foresight: a leader of vision.
3. The manner in which one sees or conceives of something.
4. A mental image produced by the imagination.
5. The mystical experience of seeing something that is not in fact present to the eye or is supernatural.
6. A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
tr.v. vi·sioned, vi·sion·ing, vi·sions
1. To see in a vision.
2. To picture in the mind; envision.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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