eidolon
eidolon
nounDefinition of EIDOLON
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation <an industrialist who remains an eidolon of the visionary and ambitious self-made man>
Synonyms beau ideal, classic, eidolon, exemplar, idea, model, nonesuch, nonpareil, paragon, patron saint
Related Words role model; embodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification, phantom, pink; archetype, example, mirror, paradigm, pattern; guideline, principle, rule; gauge (also gage), standard, touchstone; essence, quintessence; acme, apex, apotheosis, culmination, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith
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