visioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• vision, viseoun, vysion, vysyon, vysion, visione, visiun, visiowne, wision

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman visioun, from Latin vīsiōnem, accusative singular of vīsiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vizˈjuːn/, /ˈvizjun/, /viːzˈjuːn/

Noun

visioun (plural visiouns)

1. A vision; an illusory image, apparition or mirage.
2. A religious experience or event; a divine vision or foretelling (especially in one's rest)
3. A retelling of a vision or foretelling; a narrative about a vision.
4. (rare) The power or sense of eyesight; visual perception.

Related terms

• avisioun
• previsioun
• provisioun

Descendants

• English: vision
• Scots: veesion

References

• “vī̆siǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-26.

Old French

Noun

visioun oblique singular, f (oblique plural visiouns, nominative singular visioun, nominative plural visiouns)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of vision