visionaries

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These visionaries were the Reformers; to these, souls still athirst for spiritual guidance turned.

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  1. adjective Characterized by vision or foresight.
  2. adjective Having the nature of fantasies or dreams; illusory.
  3. adjective Existing in imagination only; imaginary.

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  • Such was oft the case with visionaries, and Edward resolved not to let any madness impede man's conquest of the skies on flapping wings 1909 Reggie had put on a kimono. —  F ;SF - vol 096 issue 06 - June 1999
  • She asked him to say more about visionaries, and he quoted a definition from an online dictionary. —  AnalogSFF,July-August2007
  • But when it comes to these apparitions and these visionaries, they exercise no skepticism at all Yet Zimdars-Swartz feels that the hugely popular trend of encountering Mary, like other religious movements of the past, should not necessarily be viewed in logical, or literal, terms. —  Omni: October 1994
  • They're far from visionaries -- with Shyer's mediocre visual sense and the familiar story lines limiting their films in scope -- but they at least show respect for the audience by not labeling every character with an overobvious emotional tag and trotting out story turns so generic they could be branded with barcodes. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • Hear directly from some of Nokia's leaders and visionaries, and enjoy one-on-one meetings with Nokia experts, operator partners, and providers of application-development tools and services —  LBSzone RSS News Feed
 

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