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Definition of Oneirism
1. Noun. Absentminded dreaming while awake.
Exact synonyms: Air Castle, Castle In Spain, Castle In The Air, Daydream, Daydreaming, Reverie, Revery
Generic synonyms: Dream, Dreaming
Derivative terms: Daydream, Daydream, Daydream, Daydream
Generic synonyms: Dream, Dreaming
Derivative terms: Daydream, Daydream, Daydream, Daydream
Definition of Oneirism
1. Noun. (rare) Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess. ¹
2. Noun. (psychiatry) A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Oneirism
1. A waking dream state. Origin: G. Oneiros, dream (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oneirism
Literary usage of Oneirism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Neuropsychiatry and the War: A Bibliography with Abstracts by Mabel Webster Brown, Frankwood Earl Williams (1918)
"The predisposition in patients affected with mental confusion and hallucinatory
oneirism is not an hereditary one. The hereditarily disposed are usually ..."
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