dreamtime

[ dreem-tahym ]

noun

1. (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 Australian Aboriginal mythology.

Dreamtime

/ ˈdriːmtaɪm /

noun

1. Also calledalcheraˈæltʃərəalcheringa (in the mythology of Australian Aboriginal peoples) a mythical Golden Age of the past
2. informal.
   any remote period, out of touch with the actualities of the present

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreamtime¹

First recorded in 1905–10; dream + time

Example Sentences

Living in a sort of dreamtime characterizes experience now, as the Moon is void-of-course a few times this week.

From The Daily Beast

The evidence of the Arunta legends as to the customs of the Alcheringa, or 'dreamtime,' is 'such stuff as dreams are made of.'

From Project Gutenberg