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Definition of Orthodox sleep
1. Noun. A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time.
Exact synonyms: Nonrapid Eye Movement, Nonrapid Eye Movement Sleep, Nrem, Nrem Sleep
Generic synonyms: Sleep, Slumber
Generic synonyms: Sleep, Slumber
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orthodox Sleep
Literary usage of Orthodox sleep
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Autobiography, Correspondence, Etc., of Lyman Beecher, D.D. by Lyman Beecher, Charles Beecher (1866)
"And there is no remedy while the orthodox sleep, and Socinians are allowed to
lodge in the same fold with us. You are right in saying that the apathy of the ..."
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