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homomania

homomania noun: homosexuality, regarded as a mental disorder.

Noun (1)

homomania (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Homosexuality, regarded as a mental disorder.
    • The civil and industrial life is too intensely masculine to possess perfect health, and its worst symptom is homomania, in which play selfishness, cunning, and intrigue. Its cure is aided by a more general diffusion of woman's spirit of mercy, love and intuitive honesty; and that spirit is a better...1891, The Post-Graduate and Wooster Quarterly, volume 5, page 18
  2. Enthusiastic support for homosexuality.
    • After decades when homosexuality was either hidden or the subject of medical and psychiatric television reporting, French gays and lesbians started to appear on various sorts of television programmes after 1999. From 2000 onwards, gay and lesbian couples were regular guests on many TV shows that...2007, Renate Günther, Wendy Michallat, Lesbian Inscriptions in Francophone Society and Culture, page 85
    • If you say something negative about homosexuals, you will be labelled an intolerant "homophobic." But if you say something positive (like "I think they're fine. There's nothing wrong with them"), you are deemed neutral. Disapproval is intolerant, while approval is neutral? See what I mean? Approval...2007, William D. Gairdner, The War Against the Family

Noun (2)

homomania (uncountable)

  1. Self-centeredness.
    • The civil and industrial life is too intensely masculine to possess perfect health, and its worst symptom is homomania, in which play selfishness, cunning, and intrigue.1891, Wooster Alumni Bulletin - Volume 5, page 18
    • Yesterday Mrs. Titterington said she could not imagine anything more awful than for you to hear that gun every morning at ten o'clock when your husband's character and habits are turned wrongside out before that Court; and the tears came to her queer-looking eyes as she spoke. I thought you'd like...1904, Anna Alexander Rogers, Peace and the Vices, page 223

Examples of homomania in a sentence

  • Both commercial and public channels were affected by this 'homomania' […]2007, Renate Günther, Wendy Michallat, Lesbian Inscriptions in Francophone Society and Culture, page 85:
  • Approval ought to mean homomania, a promoter of homosexuality.2007, William D. Gairdner, The War Against the Family:
  • Santley (she's got the homomania bad, I can tell you!), well, she read a letter from the chief, […]1904, Anna Alexander Rogers, Peace and the Vices, page 223:
  • If we were asked to take Marjorie seriously we should say she had a bad touch of homomania; but surely we are not asked to take her seriously.1907, The English Illustrated Magazine - Volume 37, page 184:

Origin of homomania

From homo- (“homosexual”) + -mania.

From homo- (“same”) + -mania.

Questions about homomania

What does homomania mean?
Homomania means homosexuality, regarded as a mental disorder.
How do you use homomania in a sentence?
Both commercial and public channels were affected by this 'homomania' […]
What part of speech is homomania?
Homomania is a noun.

Words near homomania in the dictionary

  1. homolyze
  2. homolyzed
  3. homolyzes
  4. homolyzing
  5. homomallous
  6. homomania
  7. homomarriage
  8. homomarriages
  9. homomenthol
  10. homomer
  11. homomeric

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