Main Entry: ¹vi·sion

Pronunciation: \ˈvi-zhən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin vision-, visio, from vidēre to see — more at wit

Date: 14th century

1 a : something seen in a dream, trance, or ecstasy; especially : a supernatural appearance that conveys a revelation b : a thought, concept, or object formed by the imagination c : a manifestation to the senses of something immaterial <look, not at visions, but at realities — Edith Wharton>
2 a : the act or power of imagination b (1) : mode of seeing or conceiving (2) : unusual discernment or foresight <a person of vision> c : direct mystical awareness of the supernatural usually in visible form
3 a : the act or power of seeing : sight b : the special sense by which the qualities of an object (as color, luminosity, shape, and size) constituting its appearance are perceived through a process in which light rays entering the eye are transformed by the retina into electrical signals that are transmitted to the brain via the optic nerve
4 a : something seen b : a lovely or charming sight

— vi·sion·al \ˈvizh-nəl, ˈvi-zhə-n^əl\ adjective

— vi·sion·al·ly adverb