Oneirocrite
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One skilled in oneirocrisy; an interpreter of dreams.
"Often these were obscure and had to be interpreted, the task of the oneirocrites, as the Greeks called such specialists among the priests."
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More examples"Often these were obscure and had to be interpreted, the task of the oneirocrites, as the Greeks called such specialists among the priests."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀνειροκριτικός (oneirokritikós, “fit for interpreting dreams”), from ὄνειρος (óneiros, “dream”) + κριτικός (kritikós, “fit for judging”), from κριτής (kritḗs, “judge”).
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