visionary

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She is best known as a visionary, and it is mainly through her visions that she is often regarded as one of the most representative mystics.

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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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  • And the bloodbath and stabilizing stages lead to what I call the visionary stage. —  Muller, Marcia - [15] Till the Butchers cut him down.htm
  • For he has proved the years that he is indeed a visionary, astute leader. —  Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email.
  • You might say it comes with the territory: when you're a visionary, an innovator, you follow your own star - you don't stop to ask what other people think. —  Apple Matters
  • "Clive Davis is a true creative genius and visionary, and The Recording Academy is proud to partner with him for the first time to present the Pre-GRAMMY Gala - an event that he founded and developed into one of GRAMMY week's most sought-after and hot tickets," said Recording Academy President / CEO Neil Portnow. —  Harmony Central
  • For all the things Martin Luther King Jr. has been called - activist, visionary, hero - he was, at the end of the day, just a man. —  Daily News-Record
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  1. = French visionnaire = Spanish Portuguese Italian visionario; as vision + -ary.
 

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