ei·do·lon

- noun
1. phantom; an apparition.
2. an image of an ideal.
3. an image or representation of anything.
4. an image of a divinity; a representation or symbol of a deity or any other being or thing, made or used as an object of worship; a similitude of a false god.
5. that on which the affections are strongly set; an object of passionate devotion; a person or thing greatly loved or adored.
6. a false notion or conception; a fallacy.