was listening to Phil Roth (the portnoy guy) talking about his 25th novel INDIGNATION via amazon.com
he spoke of a
'morphone reverie." Lovely term........ isnt it?
Online Etymology Dictionary
reverie
c.1366, "wild conduct, frolic," from O.Fr. reverie "revelry, raving, delirium," from resver "to dream, wander, rave," of uncertain origin (also the root of rave). Meaning "daydream" is first attested 1657. As a type of musical composition, it is attested from 1880.
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merriam webster
1 : daydream
2 : the condition of being lost in thought
