Miller wrote: “To dream of a preacher, denotes that your ways are not above reproach, and your affairs will not move evenly.”
The historical account
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Gustavus Hindman Miller
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What’s in a Dream · Gutenberg #926; bibliography identifies the 1901 original and subsequent reprints
Preacher · Heading 1610; source lines 18148–18167 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of a preacher, denotes that your ways are not above reproach, and your affairs will not move evenly.
To dream that you are a preacher, foretells for you losses in business, and distasteful amusements will jar upon you.
To hear preaching, implies that you will undergo misfortune.
To argue with a preacher, you will lose in some contest.
To see one walk away from you, denotes that your affairs will move with new energy. If he looks sorrowful, reproaches will fall heavily upon you.
To see a long-haired preacher, denotes that you are shortly to have disputes with overbearing and egotistical people.
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