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druidic sleep

druidic sleep noun: the act or art of hypnosis as practised by ancient Druids.

Noun

druidic sleep (uncountable)

  1. The act or art of hypnosis as practised by ancient Druids.
    • The process of animal hypnosis has been called catatonia, catalepsy, thanatosis, akinesis, and action inhibition; in man it has been known as mesmerism, animal magnetism, somnambulism, reverie, and druidic sleep.1973, Lyall Watson, Supernature, page vii. 213

Questions about druidic sleep

What does druidic sleep mean?
Druidic sleep means the act or art of hypnosis as practised by ancient Druids.
What part of speech is druidic sleep?
Druidic sleep is a noun.

Words near druidic sleep in the dictionary

  1. druid's circles
  2. druidcraft
  3. druidess
  4. druidesses
  5. druidic
  6. druidic sleep
  7. druidical
  8. druidically
  9. druidish
  10. druidism
  11. druidisms

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