visioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- vision, viseoun, vysion, vysyon, vysion, visione, visiun, visiowne, wision
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Latin vīsiōnem, accusative singular of vīsiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vizˈjuːn/, /ˈvizjun/, /viːzˈjuːn/
Noun
visioun (plural visiouns)
- A vision; an illusory image, apparition or mirage.
- A religious experience or event; a divine vision or foretelling (especially in one's rest)
- An retelling of a vision or foretelling; a narrative about a vision.
- (rare) The power or sense of eyesight; visual perception.
Related terms
- avisioun
- previsioun
- provisioun
Descendants
- English: vision
- Scots: veesion
References
- “vī̆siǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-26.
Old French
Noun
visioun f (oblique plural visiouns, nominative singular visioun, nominative plural visiouns)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of vision