vision quest

noun

plural vision quests

: a solitary vigil performed by an Indigenous American person to seek contact with and guidance or protection from a guardian spirit (such as a spirit animal)

especially : such a vigil performed by a youth as a coming-of-age rite

Examples of vision quest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But when the vision quest fizzles out, many organizations are left with a colorful statement on their break room walls. —Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025

But the standout performance here is Charli xcx as Bethany, channeling her party girl persona into a character who approaches her wanderings as an introspective vision quest, searching for a deeper truth within herself. —Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025

In the midst of this, Mr. Newsom has used a podcast to embark on a political vision quest. —Laurel Rosenhall, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025

But going in the room and having that humiliating experience of auditioning for somebody, that’s a vision quest. —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vision quest

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed