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.

Origin of theomania

1
First recorded in 1850–55; New Latin; theo- + -mania

Other words from theomania

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

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British Dictionary definitions for theomania

theomania

/ (ˌθɪəˈmeɪnɪə) /


noun
  1. 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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