Phrase guide

in the arms of Morpheus

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪn ði ˈaːms əv ˈmɔː.fɪ.əs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈmɔː.fjuːs/
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  • General-American: /ɪn ði ˈaɹms əv ˈmɔɹ.fɪ.əs/
  • General-American: /-ˈmɔɹˌfjus/

1

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Meaning 1

Asleep, sleeping.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, literary

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: in Morpheus' arms

Antonyms: none provided

2

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Meaning 2

In a state of being completely forgotten, or of unawareness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Morpheus is the god of dreams, and subsequently he was often referred to as the god of sleep. The name is borrowed from Latin Morpheus, from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús), from μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”) (alluding to the fact that Morpheus appeared in dreams in the forms of different people) + -εύς (-eús, suffix forming masculine nouns indicating persons concerned with particular things).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: v náruči Morfeově — asleep, sleeping
  • Finnish: Morfeuksen käsivarsilla — asleep, sleeping
  • French: dans les bras de Morphée — asleep, sleeping
  • German: in Morpheus' Armen — asleep, sleeping
  • Polish: w objęciach Morfeusza — asleep, sleeping
  • Russian: в объя́тиях Морфе́я (v obʺjátijax Morféja) — asleep, sleeping
  • Spanish: en los brazos de Morfeo — asleep, sleeping