Meaning of vision in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈvɪʒən/

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1. Noun

   vision

   Etymology

   Middle English (denoting a supernatural apparition): via Old French from Latin visio(n-), from videre‘to see’

   Definitions

   1. a vivid mental image

   Examples

   • « he had a vision of his own death »
2. 2. the ability to see

   Examples

   • « the faculty of vision »
3. 3. the perceptual experience of seeing

   Examples

   • « the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision »
   • « he had a visual sensation of intense light »
4. 4. the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

   Examples

   • « popular imagination created a world of demons »
   • « imagination reveals what the world could be »
5. 5. a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance

   Examples

   • « he had a vision of the Virgin Mary »