allusion vs illusion
Definitions
noun
- passing reference or indirect mention
Examples
It was written about B.C. 2, from the allusion, i. 171, to the 'naumachia' in that year,
The new taxon is named Gamerabaena, and the authors note, under etymology, "'Gamera refers to the fictional, firebreathing turtle from the 1965 movie Gamera, in allusion to his fire-breathing capabilities and the Hell Creek Formation ...
He probably intended it as an exact classical allusion.
Definitions
noun
- something many people believe that is false
- an erroneous mental representation
- an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
- the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
Examples
Beard is rather dismissive of their optical sophistication, shown in the curvature of the stylobate and in the entasis of the columns — the slight outward swelling of a column designed to counter the optical illusion of concavity, were the columns 'sides to be perfectly straight.
It also seems to carry the well-tempered glow of late Woody Allen with a well-satisfied view of late life and with few illusions.
With the loss of so many illusions at once I cannot remember when I have felt so vulnerable or chastened, but neither can I remember when I have felt so alive.
