1. plural of eidolon; phantom images or idealized mental pictures
Usage: literary; philosophical

Examples

• The poet described the eidola that haunted his dreams.
• Ancient philosophers debated whether we perceive objects directly or only their eidola.
• The artist's work captured fleeting eidola of memory and desire.
• In Platonic theory, we see only eidola of the true forms.
• The novel explored the eidola that shape our understanding of the past.