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单词 theomania
释义

theomania

[ thee-oh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]
/ ˌθi oʊˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /

noun

a delusional mental illness in which a person believes himself or herself to be God or specially chosen by God, as to found a religious order.

Origin of theomania

From New Latin, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at theo-, -mania

OTHER WORDS FROM theomania

the·o·ma·ni·ac [thee-oh-mey-nee-ak], /ˌθi oʊˈmeɪ niˌæk/, noun

Words nearby theomania

theologize, theologue, theology, theomachy, theomancy, theomania, theomorphic, The one who pays the piper calls the tune, only game in town, the, The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, theonomy
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Example sentences from the Web for theomania

  • Like Tolstoy, Nietzsche suffered from theomania and prophecy madness.

    Egoists|James Huneker
  • Dæmonomania differs widely from the mental disease called Theomania.

    Curiosities of Medical Experience|J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

British Dictionary definitions for theomania

theomania
/ (ˌθɪəˈmeɪnɪə) /

noun

religious madness, esp when it takes the form of believing oneself to be a god

Derived forms of theomania

theomaniac, noun
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