oneiromancy

Definition

Divination by the interpretation of dreams.

Etymology

From oneiro- (“dream”) + -mancy (“divination”); compare French onéiromancie, oniromancie.

Example Sentences

• "The absence of oneiromancy among the divinatory techniques is justified by the fact that it occupies in Islam a higher place than that of divination in the sphere of religious inspiration."
• "7. Did Aristotle's attitude to oneiromancy change? / In the foregoing sections we sketched the consistent and lucid oneirology which various indirect sources attribute to Aristotle."
• "2. Deductive Oneiromancy / This form of oneiromancy aims to decipher the messages contained in ordinary, everyday dreams, messages thought to presage future events in the life of the dreamer."

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