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.
OTHER WORDS FROM theomania
the·o·ma·ni·ac [thee-oh-mey-nee-ak] /ˌθi oʊˈmeɪ niˌæk/, nounWords nearby theomania
theologize,
theologue,
theology,
theomachy,
theomancy,
theomania,
theomorphic,
theonomy,
theopathy,
theophagy,
theophany
Example sentences from the Web for theomania
Like Tolstoy, Nietzsche suffered from theomania and prophecy madness.
Egoists |James HunekerDæmonomania 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