Dream Dictionary

Stones

To see stones in your dream, symbolizes strength, unity, and unyielding beliefs. Consider the common phrase "etched in stone" which suggest permanence and unchanging attitudes. Some stones also carry sacred and magical meanings.

Alternatively, stones may relate to issues of moral judgment and/or guilt.

To dream that you are carrying a bag of stones, refers to your inner strength and fortitude that you have yet to unleash and reveal to others.

To see rough stones in your dream, represents your quest in recognizing and developing your self-identity. Part of this quest is to become aware of your unconscious and suppressed thoughts.

For various cultures, stones have spiritual significance. Consider the Black Stone of Mecca which is believed by Muslims to allow for direct communication with God.

For the Irish, the Blarney Stone is seen as a gift of eloquence.

Dictionary definition

  • adj. 1: of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
  • n. 1: a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me" [syn: rock, stone]
  • 2: building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site"
  • 3: material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" [syn: rock, stone]
  • 4: a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones" [syn: gem, gemstone, stone]
  • 5: an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds; "a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone"
  • 6: the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" [syn: stone, pit, endocarp]
  • 7: United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946) [syn: Stone, Harlan Stone, Harlan F. Stone, Harlan Fisk Stone]
  • 8: United States filmmaker (born in 1946) [syn: Stone, Oliver Stone]
  • 9: United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) [syn: Stone, Lucy Stone]
  • 10: United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) [syn: Stone, I. F. Stone, Isidor Feinstein Stone]
  • 11: United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946) [syn: Stone, Harlan Fiske Stone]
  • 12: United States architect (1902-1978) [syn: Stone, Edward Durell Stone]
  • 13: a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone"
  • v. 1: kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock" [syn: stone, lapidate]
  • 2: remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries" [syn: pit, stone]