oneirology
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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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