onierzem
Onierzem is a term used in certain speculative and philosophical discourses to denote a dream-like cognitive state or phenomenological mode. There is no universally accepted definition, and meanings vary by discipline. Broadly, onierzem refers to experiences that share characteristics with dreaming—vivid imagery, narrative structuring, and a detachment from ordinary waking criteria—yet may occur outside conventional sleep.
The word is typically traced to the root oneiro-, from the Greek oneiros meaning dream, combined with
In philosophy of mind and cognitive science, onierzem is used to explore the reliability of dream reports
In literature, media, and speculative fiction, onierzem may function as a plot device representing controlled dream-states
See also: oneirology, dream, lucid dreaming, hypnagogia, altered states of consciousness.