oneiromancer

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noun

One who practises oneiromancy.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounoneiromancer (plural oneiromancers)

plural oneiromancers

  1. One who practises oneiromancy.

    He called in an oneiromancer who explained that the dream signified the birth of a daughter.

    2000, Tae-sŏk Sŏ, Peter H. Lee, Myths of Korea, page 198
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    The interpreter of dreams, like the ancient oneiromancer, often becomes involved in the dream himself and thus runs the risk of no longer being a true witness (which often happens in the analysis of psychotic patients).

    1987, Salomon Resnik, The Theatre of Dream, page 9

    2002, John Joseph Collins, Peter W. Flint (editors), Cameron VanEpps (assistant), The Book of Daniel: Composition and Reception, Volume 1, page 41, Although a Neo-Assyrian prayer to the sun-god speaks of the oneiromancer (šā^>ilu) explaining a dream to the king,¹⁰ there is no mention of oneiromancers among the court sages, nor does any of their letters deal with the interpretation of royal dreams.

Origin

Translations

Greek ονειρολόγος
  • ονειρολόγος (oneirológos)diviner
Polish widosen
  • widosendiviner
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