dream symbol

Abbot, Abbess, Hermit, Monk, Nun, Or Priest Dream Meaning

To dream of becoming one, calmness in passion. Merely to dream of one, pride, or malice qf which the dreamer will be the victim.

The significance of this dream is evidently due to the regard in which the clergy of past ages held their gypsy brethren. [1]

What Do You Think About This Dream?

Sources and Authors

  1. The Fabric of Dream by Katherine Taylor Craig [Back to dream]

What does Abbot, Abbess, Hermit, Monk, Nun, or Priest mean in a dream?


To dream of becoming one, calmness in passion. Merely to dream of one, pride, or malice qf which the dreamer will be the victim.The significance of this dream is evidently...

Learn more about the meaning of Abbot, Abbess, Hermit, Monk, Nun, Or Priest

Bishop, Monk; the archetype of the priest comes to the fore, a person of authority (male or female), who is austere and dignified. Romanticized Father / Mother- figure, particularly with...

Learn more about the meaning of Abbot / Abbess

The figure of the monk or abbot is associated with wisdom. It appears in moments of doubt and can signify the need to go to a person willing and able...

Learn more about the meaning of Abbot

Gives gender-specific: In a woman’s dream the hermit may represent one of her links with the divine in the same way as a priest does. In a man’s dream the...

Learn more about the meaning of Hermit

(Clergyman, Conjecture, Monk, Prognosticator) A priest in a dream connotes faith, renouncing the world, staying away from suspicion, or he could represent an Imam, a guide, an example to be...

Learn more about the meaning of Priest

For a young woman to dream that she sees an abbess, denotes that she will be compelled to perform distasteful tasks, and will submit to authority only after unsuccessful rebellion.To...

Learn more about the meaning of Abbess

Hermit. Being one-sided, grief, longing for social contact, but also wisdom (see the Tarot card of “The Hermit.”) The hermit is lonely, or alone in the sense of being one...

Learn more about the meaning of Recluse

See archetypes in the introduction, monk, nun and people

Learn more about the meaning of Priest / Priestess

To dream you see either an Abbess or Abbey, signifies some insidious person is grossly deceiving you. If you are in love, see well to the companions of your lover...

Learn more about the meaning of Abbess Or Abbey

Material aspects: There is some conflict with natural drives. There may be an avoidance of sex or contact through fear or the need for restraint. We may be looking for...

Learn more about the meaning of Ascetic

Vision: Seeing a cloister: you are emotionally confused. Don’t talk to others about it. Only solitude and silence will bring answers and relief.See Hermit, Monk, Nun.Depth Psychology: A cloister stands...

Learn more about the meaning of Cloister

If a monk or nun appears in your dreams, the positive aspects of this archetype are fairly obvious: spiritual intensity, devotion, dedication, persistence, and perhaps wisdom. Are these qualities you...

Learn more about the meaning of Monk / Nun

They represent devotion, piety, and feelings. The figure of the nun also expresses, above all, purity and chastity. Her presence in dreams reveals a strong need for communication with oneself....

Learn more about the meaning of Nun

also see Priest in Archetypes1- Just as the priest was given spiritual authority over many; and was often a figure to be feared, so the vicar is also given this...

Learn more about the meaning of Vicar

You will receive news of the death of a distant relative.See also Abbot.

Learn more about the meaning of Bishop

To see an abbey in ruins, foretells that your hopes and schemes will fall into ignoble incompletion.To dream that a priest bars your entrance into an abbey, denotes that you...

Learn more about the meaning of Abbey

See Cave, Dugout, Hermit and Hidden.

Learn more about the meaning of Hide-out

This figure is related to the ABBOT, the SAGE, and the POWERFUL. It could be our unconscious call for attention, asking for someone else’s help in order to overcome a...

Learn more about the meaning of Soothsayer

Afraid to deal with situations, not being honest with self.See Hermit.

Learn more about the meaning of Hide

Defense and discipline, attention, and insight.See Hermit, Dog, Bayonet, Lion.

Learn more about the meaning of Guard

A to Z Dream Interpretation