Meanings
plural oneirocrites
- One skilled in oneirocrisy; an interpreter of dreams.
This guidance came in dreams which had to be interpreted by the oneirocrites.
2005, Raymond Buckland, The Spirit Book: The Encyclopedia of Clairvoyance, page 1272 more examples
Often these were obscure and had to be interpreted, the task of the oneirocrites, as the Greeks called such specialists among the priests.
1973, Leopold Sabourin, Studies in the History of Religions - Issue 25, page 92On the contrary, he warned aspiring oneirocrites that "those who attribute . . . too much hidden meaning to dreams should be treated with contempt since they have no insight into the structure of a dream ..." (IV, 63 [P 286, 13-15]).
1991, The Second Century - Volume 8, page 107Synonyms: oneirocritic
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne skilled in oneirocrisy; an interpreter of dreams.
Origin
From Ancient Greek ὀνειροκριτικός (oneirokritikós, “fit for interpreting dreams”), from ὄνειρος (óneiros, “dream”) + κριτικός (kritikós, “fit for judging”), from κριτής (kritḗs, “judge”).
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