Entity and Idea

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Entity noun - One that has a real and independent existence.

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Idea is an antonym for entity in topics: object that exists, nature of a being.

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

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Entity is an antonym for idea.

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

good	good entity	good idea
similar	similar entity	similar idea
abstract	abstract entity	abstract idea
original	original entity	original idea
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, dangerous, horrible, new, strange, different.

The traditional idea of "the devil" pulls together multiple Biblical figures that Bible scholars will tell you were not originally seen as the same entity.

Source: God Karting with Beelzebub
Which ties nicely into the idea that the town itself is a sentient reality warping entity.

Source: Video Game / Silent Hill: Downpour
In this case it's actually showing the malevolent entity possessing the person in question, but the idea is the same.

Source: The Mirror Shows Your True Self

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