oneirology
English
Etymology
oneiro- + -logy, historically from Latin oneirologia from Ancient Greek ὄνειρος (óneiros, “dream”)
Noun
oneirology (countable and uncountable, plural oneirologies)
- The study of dreams and their interpretation.
Usage notes
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
the study of dreams
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