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lucid dreaming

lucid dreaming noun: a form of dreaming in which the conscious mind takes control over the contents of the dream. Also the third-person singular simple present indicative of lucid dream.

Noun

lucid dreaming (uncountable)

  1. A form of dreaming in which the conscious mind takes control over the contents of the dream.

Also used as

lucid dreaming is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of lucid dream.

Origin of lucid dreaming

Coined by psychiatrist Frederik Willem van Eeden in his paper A Study of Dreams (1913). It is possible that he coined this as a calque of "rêve lucide", which appears in Les Rêves et les Moyens de les Diriger; Observations Pratiques (1867) by Marquis d'Hervey de Saint-Denys.

Questions about lucid dreaming

What does lucid dreaming mean?
Lucid dreaming means a form of dreaming in which the conscious mind takes control over the contents of the dream.
What part of speech is lucid dreaming?
Lucid dreaming is a noun.

Words near lucid dreaming in the dictionary

  1. lucid
  2. lucid dream
  3. lucid dreamed
  4. lucid dreamer
  5. lucid dreamers
  6. lucid dreaming
  7. lucid dreams
  8. lucid dreamt
  9. lucid interval
  10. lucid intervals
  11. lucidenate

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