brizomancy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βριζώ (Brizṓ, “the goddess of dreams worshipped at Delos”), from βρίζω (brízō, “sleep”) + -mancy. Compare Ancient Greek Βριζόμαντις (Brizómantis, “diviner of dreams, an appellation the goddess Brizo of Delos”).

noun

  1. A form of Ancient Greek divination by the interpretation of dreams with the aid of the goddess Brizo; hence, divination by dreams.“Scaramouch took himself off and applied to all sorts of Divination for the purpose of discovering where the lost bottle was lying. He tried [...] Brizomancy, or by the nodding sleep[.]”