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.

Origin of theomania

From New Latin, dating back to 1855–60; see origin at theo-, -mania

OTHER WORDS FROM theomania

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

Example sentences from the Web for theomania

  • Like Tolstoy, Nietzsche suffered from theomania and prophecy madness.

    Egoists |James Huneker
  • Dæmonomania 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

Derived forms of theomania

theomaniac, noun