Image

im′āj, n. likene : a statue: an idol: a representation in the mind, an idea: a picture in the imagination: ( optics ) the figure of any object formed by rays of light.— v.t. to form an image of: to form a likene of in the mind.— adj. Im′agele , having no image.— ns. Imagery (im′āj-ri, or im′āj-er-i), the work of the imagination: mental pictures: figures of speech: ( orig. ) images in general; Im′age-wor′ship , honour paid in worship to graven or painted representations of sacred persons or things. [O. Fr.,—L. imago , image; cf. imitāri , to imitate.]