hagiomania

English edit

Etymology edit

hagio- +‎ -mania

Pronunciation edit

Rhymes: -eɪniə

Noun edit

hagiomania (uncountable)

An obsession with saints and sainthood.
- 1807 March, The Athenaeum‎^[1], page 275:
  One regular symptom of hagiomania (if the word may be allowed) is the desire of martyrdom.

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