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religiomania

religiomania noun: excessive interest in religion.

Noun

religiomania (uncountable)

  1. Excessive interest in religion.
    • The same symptoms of religiomania are accordingly present in the outcomes for Alyosha, at least as they were mapped out by his self-willed author.2007, Russian Studies in Literature, Volume 43, Issues 1-3

Origin of religiomania

From religio- + -mania.

Questions about religiomania

What does religiomania mean?
Religiomania means excessive interest in religion.
What part of speech is religiomania?
Religiomania is a noun.

Words near religiomania in the dictionary

  1. religiolects
  2. religiological
  3. religiologist
  4. religiologists
  5. religiology
  6. religiomania
  7. religiomilitary
  8. religiomystic
  9. religiomystical
  10. religion
  11. religion of peace

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