Definition of Mania

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mania
n. extreme excitement, intense fascination; insanity, madness

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Mania Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mania
(n.)
Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf. Delirium.
  
(n.)
Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania.
  

WordNet 2.0
mania

Noun
1. an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
(synonym) passion, cacoethes
(hypernym) irrational motive
(hyponym) agromania
2. a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
(synonym) manic disorder
(hypernym) affective disorder, major affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance
(hyponym) craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria

hEnglish - advanced version
mania

mania
\ma"ni*a\ (?), n. [l. mania, gr. &?;, fr. &?; to rage; cf. oe. manie, f. manie. cf. mind, n., necromancy.]
1. violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. cf. delirium.
2. excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania.
mania
a potu [l.], madness from drinking; delirium tremens.


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 mania a potu 

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mania
Insanity.

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
mania
máine


Mania Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

JM Latin-English Dictionary
mania
N F
mania; craze


Mania Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram)
mania
suffix
obsession with something
dipsomania = addiction to alcohol
kleptomania = obsessive stealing of objects


Mania Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries

Rakefet
Mania
Mania (Latin) In Latin mythology the mother of lares or dii lares, and likewise the guardian or possibly even the source of the manes; according to Arnobius, the mother of the seven kabiri -- Blavatsky remarks that "Mania is the female Manu . . . Ila or Ida, the wife and daughter of Vaivasvata Manu . . . The Manes and Mania of Arnobius are names of Indian origin, appropriated by the Greeks and Latins and disfigured by them" (SD 2:143). Another name for this mysterious divinity was Lara or Larunda. In the human constitution the archaic Latins called the higher manasic element the genius (called in women the juno); the other parts of the human constitution consisted of a manes and a lares, which correspond with the lower and higher human ego.


Mania Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

gambling
Mania
A mood disorder characterized by pathological over-excitement.


Mania Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Mania
Mania is a severe medical condition characterized by extremely elevated mood, energy, and unusual thought patterns. There are several possible causes for mania, but it is most often associated with bipolar disorder, where episodes of mania may cyclically alternate with episodes of clinical depression. These cycles may relate to diurnal rhythms and environmental stressors.

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mania
The English suffix -mania denotes an obsession with something; a mania. The suffix is used in some medical terms denoting mental disorders. It has also entered standard English and is affixed to many different words to denote enthusiasm or obsession with that subject.

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