dreamtime
/ˈdriːmtaɪm/
noun
- (often capitalized) In Aboriginal Australian mythology, the ancient time of creation when ancestral spirits formed the world and its laws.
- Stories of the Dreamtime are passed down through generations by song, dance, and art.
- Many sacred sites in Australia are linked to events that happened during the Dreamtime.
- In Aboriginal culture, the Dreamtime explains how the land, animals, and people were created.
- A time or state of dreaming; a period when one is lost in thought or fantasy.
- He spent his afternoon in a dreamtime, imagining what life would be like on Mars.
- The child's dreamtime was filled with adventures in a magical kingdom.
- Lying in the hammock, she drifted into a pleasant dreamtime, forgetting all her worries.