theomania

theomania
theomaniac /thee'oh may"nee ak'/, n.
/thee'oh may"nee euh, -mayn"yeuh/, n.
a delusional mental illness in which a person believes himself or herself to be God or specially chosen by God, as to found a religious order.
[1855-60; < NL; see THEO-, -MANIA]

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