dream vision

noun

1. a conventional device used in narrative verse, employed especially by medieval poets, that presents a story as told by one who falls asleep and dreams the events of the poem:

   Dante's Divine Comedy exemplifies the dream vision in its most developed form.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dream vision¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Even in Hollywood’s dream vision, beauty gives way to an American pointing an oversized gun.

From New York Times

But eventually, he described a “dream vision,” in which he said he might have knocked Cincotta into a desk, inflicting a fatal head wound.

From Washington Post

It was time for Democrats to pass what was left of their original, dream vision, the programs they’d spent more than a decade designing since they last had unified control of Congress.

From Slate

As Haitian politicians back home skirmished for power, Ms. Moïse, accused her husband’s killers of wanting “to assassinate the president’s dream, vision and ideas for the country.”

From New York Times

According to ESPN, he averaged 14.7 points and 7.9 rebounds during the 2019 AAU season while playing for Adidas-sponsored Dream Vision.

From Washington Post