dæmonomania

A form of demonomania — An unnatural fear of devils and Hell.

Meanings

noundæmonomania (usually uncountable, plural dæmonomaniæ)

plural dæmonomaniæ

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative spelling of demonomania.

    A form of monomania which has now disappeared, but which was in a highly flourishing state three hundred years ago, is the monomania of possession, or dæmonomania.

    1891, Théodule Ribot, chapter IX, in unknown, transl., Heredity, page 127
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