VI'SION, n. s as z. L. visio, from video, visus.
1. The act of seeing external objects actual sight.
Faith here is turned into vision there.
2. The faculty of seeing sight. Vision is far more perfect and acute in some animals than in man.
3. Something imagined to be seen, though not real a phantom a specter.
No dreams, but visions strange.
4. In Scripture, a revelation from God an appearance or exhibition of something supernaturally presented to the minds of the prophets, by which they were informed of future events. Such were the visions of Isaiah, of Amos, of Ezekiel, &c.
5. Something imaginary the production of fancy.
6. Any thing which is the object of sight.
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