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.

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