eidolons

/aɪˈdoʊlɑnz/
noun
  1. Images or representations of an ideal; idealized figures.
    • The artist's paintings were filled with eidolons of perfect beauty.
    • The poet wrote about eidolons of love and justice.
    • In her dreams, she saw eidolons of a peaceful world.
  2. Ghostly apparitions or phantoms.
    • The legend spoke of eidolons that appeared on the anniversary of the battle.
    • He claimed to see eidolons floating in the misty graveyard.
    • The old castle was said to be haunted by eidolons of its former residents.
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