the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain;
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal;
constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception; "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content";
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal;
of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas;
