oneirism

noun
/ə(ʊ)ˈnʌɪɹɪzəm/UK

Etymology

From oneir- + -ism.

Definitions

  1. Dream-like experiences or qualities

    Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess.

    • Following great explosions two forms of mental trouble have been found so frequently that other manifestations have become almost exceptional. These are mental confusion and delirious oneirism.
    • With an almost imperceptible touch, the narrator connects up this oneirism of names with the premonitory signs of the vocation that Remebrance is said to recount.
  2. A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations…

    A state of abnormal consciousness in which dream-like experiences and hallucinations happen while awake.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for oneirism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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