How to pronounce eidolon
American English pronunciation
eye-DOH-lun
- IPA
- /aɪˈdoʊlən/
- Syllables
- eye · DOH · lun (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What eidolon means
A ghostly image; also an ideal person or thing
In a sentence: The storyteller said a pale eidolon drifted along the castle stairs each night.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word meaning an image or figure, from a word for seeing. The word idol comes from the same source.
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