in one's mind's eye



in one's mind's eye

In one's imagination or memory. For example, I can just see the old farm in my mind's eye. This term pairs mind and eye in the sense of "a mental view." [Early 1400s]
See also: eye

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MelchiorMEL-khee-awr (Dutch), MEL-kyawr (English)Dutch, Judeo-Christian Legend
Lan-Chinese, Vietnamese
Ayaulym-Kazakh
Matthan-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Tonka-Slovene, Croatian
Eliyyahue-lee-YAH-hooHebrew, Biblical Hebrew