Used in a Sentence

imago

How to use imago in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for imago.

Editorial note

Fixing an imago set by a guy calling open-source and Linux 'a cancer' is really hard.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of imago gathered in one view.

noun

(psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood

noun

an adult insect produced after metamorphosis

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for imago.

noun

(psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood

noun

an adult insect produced after metamorphosis

Example sentences

1

Fixing an imago set by a guy calling open-source and Linux 'a cancer' is really hard.

2

Those so called neutral parties like Switzerland are just US proxies with a good imago that only recently got tarnished.

3

There are certainly people in the West that never bought into postmodern thinking and would prefer natural law or imago dei to... well, the mess we have now.

4

Your alternative life's imago invented a multiverse wormhole machine and freakily landed up in my backyard and told me that their life had gone pretty badly wormhole machine notwithstanding.

5

Again, this is not about being in favor of Trump or Hillary, just how the media has clearly already picked sides and is obviously creating a positive imago for one candidate to the public opinion which is often based on mainstream media.

6

However, if there were a book that declared that humans had value, that each and every human retained a non-subjective/mind-independent/objective and priceless value called imago dei and that their existence was deemed objectively good and in fact this book was the work of a non-subjective authority then this would change things.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use imago in a sentence?

Fixing an imago set by a guy calling open-source and Linux 'a cancer' is really hard.

What does imago mean?

(psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood

What part of speech is imago?

imago is commonly used as noun.