oneiromancy

American

[oh-nahy-ruh-man-see] / oʊˈnaɪ rəˌmæn si /

noun

divination through dreams.

oneiromancy British

/ əʊˈnaɪərəʊˌmænsɪ /

noun

rare divination by the interpretation of dreams

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Other Word Forms

oneiromancer noun

Etymology

Origin of oneiromancy

1645–55; < Greek óneiro ( s ) dream + -mancy

Example Sentences

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At the oneiromancy and mythogeny of psychoanalysis Nabokov has been poking rude fun since the twenties.

From The New Yorker

It is needless to say that Artemidorus believed in astrology as he believed in oneiromancy.

From Project Gutenberg

Isis worship was in practice linked with all the reigning superstitions, with divination, magic, astrology, oneiromancy.

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