cherished

a cherished desire n

n a will to succeed n a cherished desire n a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath n the act of inhaling

a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal) n

n a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep n imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake n a cherished desire n a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe) n a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality n someone or something wonderful v have a daydream

someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions