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theomania

[ thee-oh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

noun

  1. a delusional mental illness in which a person believes that they are to be God or specially chosen by God, as to found a religious order.


theomania

/ ˌθɪəˈmeɪnɪə /

noun

  1. religious madness, esp when it takes the form of believing oneself to be a god
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌtheoˈmaniˌac, noun
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Other Words From

  • the·o·ma·ni·ac [thee-oh-, mey, -nee-ak], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of theomania1

First recorded in 1850–55; New Latin; theo- + -mania
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Example Sentences

Like Tolstoy, Nietzsche suffered from theomania and prophecy madness.

Dæmonomania differs widely from the mental disease called Theomania.

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