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Definition of Idolum
1. n. Appearance or image; a phantasm; a spectral image; also, a mental image or idea.
Definition of Idolum
1. Noun. An insubstantial image; a spectre or phantom ¹
2. Noun. A misconception or fallacy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Idolum
1. a mental image [n IDOLA]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Idolum
Literary usage of Idolum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1900)
"In addition to this the front femur of idolum has also a flap-like dilatation
along its inner or upper margin while the spines on the upper side of the ..."
2. The Principles of Comparative Philology by Archibald Henry Sayce (1893)
"THE idolum OF PRIMEVAL CENTRES OF LANGUAGE. PLATO has laid down that the end of
science, as of philosophy, is unity; and he attempted to anticipate the slow ..."
3. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer (1900)
"idolum ... Again compare id.,22:"idolum ... idolum de sepultura pro- feris, et
miser curn haec ..."
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