Found 2 items, similar to beau ideal.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: beau ideal beau ideal n : an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept [syn: paragon, idol, perfection]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Beau ideal Ideal \I*de"al\, n. A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a model of excellence, beauty, etc. [1913 Webster] The ideal is to be attained by selecting and assembling in one whole the beauties and perfections which are usually seen in different individuals, excluding everything defective or unseemly, so as to form a type or model of the species. Thus, the Apollo Belvedere is the ideal of the beauty and proportion of the human frame. --Fleming. [1913 Webster] Beau ideal. See Beau ideal. [1913 Webster] Beau ideal \Beau" i*de"al\ (b[=o]" [-i]*d[=e]"al; 277). [F. beau beautiful + id['e]al ideal.] A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deformities, defects, and blemishes seen in actual existence; an ideal or faultless standard or model. [1913 Webster]