Dreaming of an Abbot
abbot, friar, prior · mostly negative, with one happy exception
An abbot in a dream warns against flattery and hidden schemes.
What happens in the dream
- You are an abbot: plots are being laid for your downfall
- An abbot at prayer: smooth flattery leads you willingly astray
- You talk with an abbot: you may give in to flattery and damage your reputation
- You marry an abbot: you keep your good name despite poverty and temptation, the one happy sign
How you felt
- Suspicion: the dream may reflect doubts about someone's sincerity
- Guilt: it may express a fear of having given in too easily to praise
Ask yourself
- Who is flattering me right now, and why?
- Am I being won over by pretty words?
See also Monk · Priest · Abbey · Clergyman · Hypocrite
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: friar, prior.