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A portmanteau word created through blending the word "imagination" and the word "escapism". Imaginism is the ability to escape your current situation and problems through use of your imagination if only for a little while. Someone who practices imaginism is called an imaginist.
The boy who was abused by his father, imagined he was in a world where he was in charge. He is a practitioner of imaginism and therefor an imaginist.
Imaginism by TheWriterJAB January 25, 2014

Imagines 

A type of fanfiction where the reader is included in the story as the protagonist. Often times uses 'y/n' (for 'your name') to represent the reader's name. Popularized on Tumblr with stories about One Direction.
teenage girlfriend: "I just read an imagines where Harry Styles and I went on a vacation to Mexico. Why don't you ever treat me like that?"
teenage boyfriend: "smh".
Imagines by kryzk March 1, 2014

Imaginometry 

Imaginometry is the conjunction of imagination and a perceived geometry of someone who is ignorant of actual Euclidean geometry and still requires the hypostasisation of their model.
For the reification or curved levels or circular horizons you must evoke the inner workings of imaginometry.

Imaginist 

Images in imagination brought to conscience and placed on display with visual art and thoughtful musing., Imaginist.
Sister Madly was reading her own imaginist mind and had thoughts and pictures form. She then went in to her media library and out web surfing to bring images to the thoughts in her mind that she also penned,
Imaginist by CTBear September 26, 2015

Vain Imaginings

Vain Imaginings are those useless thoughts that go through a persons mind when they are being useless. The term is commonly used in religious documents. That's because God doesn't want people sitting on their ass doing nothing all day.
I spent my entire vacation enthralled in vain imaginings.
Vain Imaginings by MultiFest October 2, 2017

Imaginize 

To make something imagined. To become imagined. To make imaginable.
I was speaking to a blind man. I handed him an apple and told him to imaginize it by feeling its shape and texture.

Close your eyes and try to imaginize this piece into your mind.