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n. Alternative spelling of idealization.

n. Same as idealization.

etc. See idealization, idealize, etc.

n. something that exists only as an idea

n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad

n. a portrayal of something as ideal

"And, make no mistake, idealisation is as disempowering as demonisation in its marginalisation; prince on the pedestal of Heaven or prisoner in the pit of Hell, beyond the veil or beyond the pale, both forms of the Paraclete are made safe by rendering them absolutes, positive and negative infinities, off the scale, outside the frame."

idea    thought    defense    defence reaction    defence mechanism    defense mechanism    defence    defense reaction   

idealization   

self-flattery    toadyism    facetiae    masque    person    workbasket    caviller    staircase    guesswork    magazinist