Englishidealization /īˌdē(ə)ləˈzāSH(ə)n, , aɪˌdi(ə)ləˈzeɪʃ(ə)n 
, īˌdē(ə)ˌlīˈzāSH(ə)n, aɪˌdi(ə)ˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n / (British also idealisation)
▸ noun the action of regarding or representing something as perfect or better than in reality:
her idealization of childhood as a time of innocence
a romantic idealization of rural life.