In Gothic architecture, light is considered the most beautiful revelation of God; Beauty is a characteristic of an animal, an idea, object, person or place that provides an experience of pleasure, or satisfaction; Beauty is studied as part of aesthetics, [culture], social psychology, philosophy & sociology; An ideal beauty is an entity; admired; possessing features widely attributed to beauty in a particular culture; to perfection:
Ugliness [commonness], [ ] commonly considered to be the opposite of beauty, annihilated as an intellectual concept, no longer exists;
The experience of beauty is often involved in an interpretation of some entity [being in balance & harmony]; the experience of nature may lead to feelings of attraction & emotional well-being; Because perception is a purely subjective experience, it was once said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder; a sentiment long debunked;
There is evidence that hypothetical perceptions of beauty involve determining aspects of things, people & landscapes; beauty is typically found in situations likely to enhance the survival of the perceiving collection [of chromosomes]