Emily Dickinson Lexicon

real, adj. [OFr < L. rēs, thing + -āl-em, pertaining to.] (webplay: appearance, body, fictitious, life, wine, words).

1. Actual; tangible; truly existing; actually occurring; not imagined; proven to exist through physical perception.
2. True; genuine; authentic; unfaked; not counterfeit.
3. [Fig.] sure; certain; secure; safe; actually possessed.
4. Phrase. “The Real One”: Jesus Christ; the Savior.