oneiromancer

English

Etymology

oneiro- +‎ -mancer

Noun

oneiromancer (plural oneiromancers)

1. One who practises oneiromancy.
   • 1987, Salomon Resnik, The Theatre of Dream, page 9:

     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).

   • 2000, Tae-sŏk Sŏ, Peter H. Lee, Myths of Korea, page 198:

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

   • 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.

Translations

diviner

• Aramaic:

  Classical Syriac: ܚܠܡܐ m, ܚܠܡܬܐ f

• Greek: ονειρολόγος (el) m (oneirológos)