Illusion

Illusion
Illusion Il*lu"sion, n. [F. illusion, L. illusio, fr. illudere, illusum, to illude. See {Illude}.] 1. An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination. [1913 Webster]

To cheat the eye with blear illusions. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charming; enchantment; witchery; glamour. [1913 Webster]

Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise! --Pope. [1913 Webster]

3. (Physiol.) A sensation originated by some external object, but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for thunder. [1913 Webster]

Note: Some modern writers distinguish between an illusion and hallucination, regarding the former as originating with some external object, and the latter as having no objective occasion whatever. [1913 Webster]

4. A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils, scarfs, dresses, etc.

Syn: Delusion; mockery; deception; chimera; fallacy. See {Delusion}. {Illusion}, {Delusion}. Illusion refers particularly to errors of the sense; delusion to false hopes or deceptions of the mind. An optical deception is an illusion; a false opinion is a delusion. --E. Edwards. [1913 Webster]


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  • Illusion — Sf std. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. illusion und l. illūsio ( ōnis), dieses zu l. illūdere (illūsum) täuschen, betrügen, verspotten , zu l. lūdere (lūsum) Possen treiben, spielen, täuschen und l. in . Adjektiv: illusorisch;… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

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  • Illusion — Illusion, (v. lat.), 1) Betrug, Täuschung der Sinne; 2) täuschende Nachahmung, bei allen Kunstwerken, deren Absicht auf Nachahmung der Natur geht, ein unerläßliches Erforderniß. Daher Illusorisch, was die Illusion befördert; täuschend …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • illusion — I (deception) noun aberration, distortion, fallacy, false impression, misbelief, misconception, prestidigitation II (impression) noun apparition, artifice, chimera, daydream, deception, delusion, dream, figment, hallucination, masquerade, mirage …   Law dictionary

  • illusion — (n.) mid 14c., act of deception, from O.Fr. illusion a mocking, deceit, deception (12c.), from L. illusionem (nom. illusio) a mocking, jesting, irony, from illudere mock at, lit. to play with, from assimilated form of in at, upon (see IN (Cf. in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Illusion — »Wunschbild, Selbsttäuschung«: Das Fremdwort wurde im 17. Jh. aus gleichbed. frz. illusion entlehnt, das auf lat. illusio »Verspottung, Täuschung; eitle Vorstellung« zurückgeht. Dies gehört zu lat. il ludere (< inludere) »hinspielen, sein… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • illusion — [n] false appearance; false belief apparition, bubble*, chimera, confusion, daydream, deception, déjè vu*, delusion, error, fallacy, false impression, fancy, fantasy,  figment of imagination*, fool’s paradise*, ghost, hallucination, head trip*,… …   New thesaurus

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