dreamtime
[ dreem-tahym ]
/ ˈdrimˌtaɪm /
noun
(often initial capital letter)
the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
Also called
alcheringa,
the dreaming.
Words nearby dreamtime
dreamer,
dreamland,
dreamless,
dreamscape,
dreamt,
dreamtime,
dreamwork,
dreamy,
dreamy state,
drear,
dreary
Example sentences from the Web for dreamtime
Living in a sort of dreamtime characterizes experience now, as the Moon is void-of-course a few times this week.
The evidence of the Arunta legends as to the customs of the Alcheringa, or 'dreamtime,' is 'such stuff as dreams are made of.'
Social Origins and Primal Law |Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for dreamtime
Dreamtime
/ (ˈdriːmtaɪm) /
noun
Also called: alchera (ˈæltʃərə), alcheringa
(in the mythology of Australian Aboriginal peoples) a mythical Golden Age of the past
Australian informal
any remote period, out of touch with the actualities of the present