Etymology

oneirocrisy

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Today it means: Prognostication based on the interpretation of dreams. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὄνειρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄνειρος“dream”
  2. English todayoneirocrisy

From Ancient Greek ὄνειρος (óneiros, “dream”) + the middle voice of κρίνω (krínō, “I separate, judge, decide”).

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