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    There may not be much romance in Oneiromancer

    Learning something new every day has many beneficial effects especially in the Middle Ages and further. It is also one way to avoid boredom and monotony. The new learning can be of anything.

    As such today I learned a new word, which I had not come across to date. The word is "Oneirology". It means the study of dreams.

    In my further search, I came to know about "Oneirocritic" - a person who interprets dreams; Oneirodynia is "restless, disturbed sleep, characterized by nightmares ….." and, Oeiromancy which is "divination by the interpretation of dreams" and the noun form is Oneiromancer.

    One more piece of info I found is there is a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology Dream Studies & Oneirology via distance learning at Bircham International University ( www.bircham.edu/).

    Of course, there are detailed mentions and expositions in various Indian Vedic texts about dreams or 'Swapna'. Readers can find much more interesting info in this regard on a wider search
  • #776393
    This is a new word to me. Appears a bit strange but has some interesting meaning. There are some subjects like medical, psychology, spirituality, etc where there are many words which are not in general use and we are not aware of them. This one seems to belong to the field of psychology.
    It is really interesting to know that there are some courses also where this word is mentioned.

    Knowledge is power.

  • #776406
    There is also a romance in finding something new and I am sure you felt it while learning the new word. Actually, it is understood in the way you penned this thread. Learning new things is necessary. Be it a new technique or a word it helps to progress. You are an avid learner and my thanks to you for sharing various forms and meanings of the word oneiromancer. Keep it up.
    Sankalan

    "Life is easier when you enjoy what you do"

  • #776412
    Nicely presented and made all of us learn about Oneiromancer. This is a new word to me and came to know only through this thread and I thank the author for the same. The feeling of romance may come differently from different people. Some people feel delighted when they learn something new and try to use it as much as possible. But some people may leave just like that after reading. I like to remember the words by reading new words and using them in different sentences. Even today many people believe that dreams are foretellers that are going to happen in their lives.
    Oneiromancer is derived from the Greek word I understand.

    drrao
    always confident


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