archetype

 noun AHR-kih-type

 Definition

1. the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype; also : a perfect example
2. a transcendent entity that is a real pattern of which existing things are imperfect representations : idea

 Example

•  He was the archetype of the individual man, the lone venturer, who against the odds makes out.
• We resolved to build a temple on Earth, as a sort of copy of its spiritual archetype.

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