oneirology
English edit
Etymology edit
oneiro- + -logy, historically from Latin oneirologia from Ancient Greek ὄνειρος (óneiros, “dream”)
Noun edit
oneirology (countable and uncountable, plural oneirologies)
- The study of dreams and their interpretation.
Usage notes edit
Oneirology should not be confused with sleep research, which studies sleep as neurophysiological phenomenon. Oneirology is more concerned with dreams as personal experience and their interpretation.
Translations edit
the study of dreams
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