A standard of perfection.
- ego i. the part of the personality that comprises the goals, aspirations, and aims of the self, usually growing out of the emulation of a significant person with whom one has identified.
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ide·al ī-'dē(-ə)l, 'ī-. adj
1) existing as an archetypal idea
2 a) existing as a mental image or in fancy or imagination only
b) relating to or constituting mental images, ideas, or conceptions
ideal n a standard of perfection, beauty, or excellence <self-criticism and the formation of \ideals are...the essential manifestations of the superego (G. S. Blum)>
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ide·al (i-deґəl) 1. having some relation to ideas, impressions, or imaginations. 2. a standard of perfection.Medical dictionary. 2011.