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Slaughter / Slaughterhouse Dream Meaning

Most people become deeply and violently repulsed after visiting a slaughterhouse. In a dream, a slaughterhouse could be a response to a traumatic experience in one’s waking life. [1]

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  1. Dream Symbols in The Dream Encyclopedia by James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver [Back to dream]

What does Slaughter / Slaughterhouse mean in a dream?


Most people become deeply and violently repulsed after visiting a slaughterhouse. In a dream, a slaughterhouse could be a response to a traumatic experience in one’s waking life.

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(Abattoir) A slaughterhouse in a dream represents loss of lives, the return of souls to their Lord, bloodshed, skinning animals, or it could mean fetidness.A slaughterhouse in a dream also...

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Whether your dream involved animals or people, in a slaughterhouse or elsewhere, it suggests that you are sacrificing personal happiness on the altar of material success.If you want to avoid...

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To dream of a slaughter-house, denotes that you will be feared more than loved by your sweetheart or mistress. Your business will divulge a private drain, and there will be...

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(See Death, Freedom, Manumission, Slaughter)

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Symbolic of being butchered mentally or physically by someone

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(Displeasing one’s parents in a dream.See Recalcitrant child, Slaughter)

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A place where your animal side is killed.The symbolic meaning of the animal being slaughtered is important.

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Symbolic of slaughter, Prov. 7:22, or strength, Prov. 14:4

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Seeing or watching a butcher cut up meat means you must be careful not to cause gossip about your actions.To see a butcher slaughter an animal presages the death of...

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“As gentle as a lamb” is a common metaphor brought to mind by this symbol. In a dream this symbol can indicate the Lamb of God (Christ), or being sacrificed...

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lucky numbers: 08-13-16-19-29-37animal, an: a catastrophe is ahead. being done: wil be feared more than loved by lover. being slaughtered: unkind insinuations. farmer, a: wil have a family reunion with...

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The popular psychological interpretation of obesity is lack of self-esteem and overindulgence in fear and denial; layers of protection to insulate the dreamer from involvement or action; hopelessness and helplessness...

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(Leather dying factory) A tannery in a dream has the same interpretation as that of a slaughterhouse. It also represents a school, a fellowship house, or similar places where the...

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A farm represents the production of food to provide nurturance through abundance on a large scale. Evoking images of serenity and simplicity, farms harken back to a connection to the...

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A herd of sheep in a dream represents a good flock, obedient subjects, or good citizens. Sheep in a dream also signify joy, happiness, festivities, a wife, children, a farmland,...

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General Meaning: Perfume, oil, myrrh and incense often share the same interpretations.• Some common interpretations for perfume are: Our praise to the Lord, being beautified, being prepared, being honored and...

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General Meaning: It can be a cause for concern if you dream that you are making love to someone that is not your spouse. You need to discern the spirit...

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Entering hell-fire in a dream means committing major sins such as murder or adultery.If one comes out of it unharmed in the dream, then it represents worldly adversities.If one sees...

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(see also entries for particular animals; e.g. Bear, Cat)(1) Parents may appear in dreams in the guise of animals. The animal will then usually be a focus for the dreamer’s...

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(Communication, Communion, Invocations, Prayers, arb.) To see oneselfperformingone’s obligatory prayers (arb. Far.) in a dream means receiving a high ranking appointment, spiritual advancement, leadership, presiding over people, delivering a message,...

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