imaginal

adj — 2 senses

imaginal

adj

/ɪˈmad͡ʒɪnəl/

Etymology From imagine + -al.

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 real.1992, Spirited Women Book Company (publisher), At the Crossroads, page 48:
2

Of or relating to the insect imago.

Derived terms
imaginal disk, imaginal disc, preimaginal, subimaginal

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