visionnoun/ˈvɪʒ.ən/

• 1

  The sense or ability of sight.

• 2

  Something seen; an object perceived visually.

  • […]For to a Viſion ſo apparant, Rumor / Cannot be mute[…]
  • It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!
• 3

  Something imaginary one thinks one sees.

  • He tried drinking from the pool of water, but realized it was only a vision.
  • Visitations are a commonly reported afterlife phenomenon. For example, a dying patient has a vision of her mother, who has been dead for twenty years.
• 4

  Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.

  • For having the Idea of any thing in our Mind, no more proves the Exiſtence of that Thing, than the Picture of a Man evidences his being in the World, or the Viſions of a Dream make thereby a true Hiſtory.
• 5

  A perceived potential future event or occurrence.

  • I know you wanted me to stay But I can't ignore the crazy visions of me in LA
  • Gilead has always been a chilling vision of what America might become if right-wing theocrats seized absolute power and stripped women of all independence.
• 6

  An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.

  • He worked tirelessly toward his vision of world peace.
  • To achieve their vision, they enlisted the local architectural designer Marcie Banks of Clementine Construction.
• 7

  General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.

  • I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the—
• 8

  A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.

  • He had a vision of the Virgin Mary.

visionverb/ˈvɪʒ.ən/

• 1

  To imagine something as if it were to be true.

• 2

  To present as in a vision.

• 3

  To provide with a vision.