Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈvɪʒ.ən/
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[ˈvɪʒ.n̩]
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ˈvɪ.ʒ(ə)n
Noun
The sense or ability of sight.
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Something seen; an object perceived visually.
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[…]For to a Viſion ſo apparant, Rumor / Cannot be mute[…]
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It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!
Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
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He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.
Visitations are a commonly reported afterlife phenomenon. For example, a dying patient has a vision of her mother, who has been dead for twenty years.
Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
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For having the Idea of any thing in our Mind, no more proves the Exiſtence of that Thing, than the Picture of a Man evidences his being in the World, or the Viſions of a Dream make thereby a true Hiſtory.
A perceived potential future event or occurrence.
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I know you wanted me to stay But I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA
Gilead has always been a chilling vision of what America might become if right-wing theocrats seized absolute power and stripped women of all independence.
An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
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He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace.
To achieve their vision, they enlisted the local architectural designer Marcie Banks of Clementine Construction.
General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.
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I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the—
A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
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He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.
A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
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Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.
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Verb
To imagine something as if it were to be true.
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To present as in a vision.
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To provide with a vision.
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Noun
a vivid mental image
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he had a vision of his own death
the ability to see; the visual faculty
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the perceptual experience of seeing
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the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision
he had a visual sensation of intense light
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
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popular imagination created a world of demons
imagination reveals what the world could be
a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance
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he had a vision of the Virgin Mary