vision

vi•sion n.

Physiology[uncountable] the act or power of sensing with the eyes;
sight.
the act or power of anticipating that which will or could come to be;
foresight;
imagination:[uncountable]a man or woman of vision.
a vivid, imaginative idea, conception, or anticipation of something that will or could come to be:[countable]He had visions of wealth and glory.
Religion[countable] something seen in or as if in a dream or trance, often thought to come from God.
a scene, person, etc., of extraordinary beauty:[countable]a vision of loveliness.

See -vis-.

vi•sion n.

Physiologythe act or power of sensing with the eyes;
sight.
the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be:prophetic vision; the vision of an entrepreneur.
an experience in which a personage, thing, or event appears vividly or credibly to the mind, although not actually present, often under the influence of a divine or other agency:a heavenly messenger appearing in a vision.Cf. hallucination (def. 1).
something seen or otherwise perceived during such an experience:The vision revealed its message.
a vivid, imaginative conception or anticipation:visions of wealth and glory.
something seen;
an object of sight.
a scene, person, etc., of extraordinary beauty:The sky was a vision of red and pink.
ComputingSee computer vision.

v.t.

Latin vīsiōn- (stem of vīsiō) a seeing, view, equivalent. to vīs(us), past participle of vidēre to see + -iōn- -ion
Middle English 1250–1300

vi′sion•less, adj.

dream.

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vision /ˈvɪʒən/ n

the act, faculty, or manner of perceiving with the eye; sight
- the image on a television screen
- (as modifier): vision control
the ability or an instance of great perception, esp of future developments: a man of vision
a mystical or religious experience of seeing some supernatural event, person, etc: the vision of St John of the Cross
that which is seen, esp in such a mystical experience
(sometimes plural) a vivid mental image produced by the imagination: he had visions of becoming famous
a person or thing of extraordinary beauty

Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin vīsiō sight, from vidēre to see

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