lieu imaginaire

Definitions of lieu imaginaire
  1. noun
    a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
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    féerie
    the enchanted realm of fairies
    ciel, paradis
    the abode of God and the angels
    enfers
    (religion) the world of the dead
    paradis
    (Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death
    paradis
    (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death
    paradis
    (Norse mythology) the hall in which the souls of heros slain in battle were received by Odin
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    imagination
    the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
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