| Main Entry: | illusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | false appearance; false belief |
Synonyms: |
apparition, bubble*, chimera, confusion, daydream, deception, delusion, déjè vu, error, fallacy, false impression, fancy, fantasy, figment of imagination, fool's paradise, ghost, hallucination, head trip, hocus-pocus, idolism, ignus fatuus, image, invention, make-believe, mirage, misapprehension, misbelief, misconception, misimpression, mockery, myth, optical illusion, paramnesia, phantasm, pipe dream, rainbow*, seeming, semblance, trip*, virtual reality |
| Notes: | allusion is an 'indirect mention,' illusion is 'false impression,' and delusion is 'deception' which is much stronger than illusion an illusion is an image or conception of something actual or real that presents itself to the mind in an abnormal or distorted manner; a delusion is a false belief about oneself or other people that persists despite its being at variance with the facts |
Antonyms: |
certainty, event, fact, reality, truth |
| Main Entry: | idolatry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the worship of idols |
Synonyms: |
adoration, idolism, worship |
| Main Entry: | ignis fatuus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | illusion |
Synonyms: |
apparition, bubble*, chimera, confusion, daydream, deception, deja vu, delusion, error, fallacy, false impression, fancy, fantasy, figment of imagination, fool's paradise, ghost, hallucination, head trip, hocus-pocus, idolism, ignus fatuus, image, invention, make-believe, mirage, misapprehension, misbelief, misconception, misimpression, mockery, myth, optical illusion, paramnesia, phantasm, phantasma, pipe dream, rainbow*, seeming, semblance, trip*, virtual reality, will-o'-the-wisp |
| Concept: | Idolatry. |
| Category: | 4. Acts of Religion |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
idolatry, idolism; demonism, demonolatry; idol-worship, demon-worship, devil-worship, fire-worship; zoolatry, fetichism; ecclesiolatry, heliolatry, Mariolatry, Bibliolatry., deification, apotheosis, canonization; hero worship., sacrifices, hecatomb, holocaust; human sacrifices, immolation, mactation, infanticde, self-immolation, suttee., idol, golden calf, graven image, fetich, avatar, Juggernath, lares et penates; Baal.
-verbs
worship idols, worship pictures, worship relics; deify, canonize.
-adjectives
idolatrous.
-phrases
adorer le veau d'or.
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