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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

imaginal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪˈmad͡ʒɪnəl/

Etymology

From imagine + -al.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the imagination, or to a mental image.
    • Ring sees both the NDE and UFOE as modern day shamanic initiations in which the journeyer (NDEer or UFOer) enters an "imaginal" reality, an alternative reality that coexists with physical reality and that is equally real. 1992, Spirited Women Book Company (publisher), At the Crossroads, page 48:
  2. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the insect imago.

Deriveds

imaginal disk · preimaginal · imaginal disc · subimaginal