hagiomania

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English

Etymology

From hagio- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

Noun

hagiomania (uncountable)

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