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Meaning of pareidolia by Francisco Valdez Mendoza




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Sust. FEM. Projection of images mentally preconceived on natural or man-made objects. Examples: 1 ) vision of silhouettes or profiles of animals, people, faces, or religious images in the forms of: ) clouds; (b) ) peaks of stony hills; c ) part front or rear of a vehicle ( the headlights would represent the eyes; the grill, the mouth; the windshield, the forehead or head ) (d) ) appliances; e ) buildings; f ) pavements; g ) trees; h ) stones; i ) spots; j ) constellations: numerous religious figures or humanoid in astronomical objects like the Moon, the Eagle Nebula; k ) stalactites and stalagmites in caves or grottoes; l ) grounds ( 41 seats; the coffee; m ) descascarados eggs. 2 ) Sightings: 2a ) UFOs; 2B ) cryptids: hypothetical animals extinct or unknown to science, or mythological or folklore, as: 2b1 ) the 40 Yeti; «»"abominable snow man" ) 2B2 ) the monster of Loch Ness; 2b3 ) the Chupacabras; as ) Big foot; 2 c ) ghosts; 2D ) other Paranormal phenomena. 3. Hearing of recognizable messages in recordings in languages unknown or played backwards. Etymology: from the Greek «eídoolon»: figure or image, preceded by the conjunction «pará»: «next to». Synonyms: appearance, aspect, figuration, illusion, imagination, imitation, like perception, similarity, analogy. Antonyms: bust, effigy, sculpture, statue, icon, Idol, image, monument. (Source: Wikipedia, partially )

  

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