(n.) An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal.

Vorstellung apprehension assumption attitude climate of opinion common belief community sentiment conceit conception conceptualization conclusion consensus gentium consideration eidetic image envisaging envisioning estimate estimation ethos eye fancy feeling general belief idea image imagery imagery study imaging imagism imagistic poetry imago impression intellection intellectual object judgment lifelike image lights memory-trace mental image mental impression mental picture mental representation mind mystique notion objectification observation opinion perception personal judgment picture picturing poetic imagery point of view popular belief position posture presumption prevailing belief public belief public opinion reaction recept reflection representation sentiment sight stance supposition theory thinking thought view vision visual image visualization way of thinking word-painting