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theomania

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

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 British  
/ ˌθɪəˈmeɪnɪə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • theomaniac noun

Etymology

Origin of theomania

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

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