imaginal

Of or relating to the imagination, or to a mental image.

Adjective

  1. 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...
  2. Of or relating to the insect imago.

Origin

Etymology tree English imagine Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English imaginal From imagine + -al.

Derived

imaginal disk imaginal disc preimaginal subimaginal