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Burning desire?
Answer for the clue "Burning desire? ", 9 letters:
pyromania
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Word definitions for pyromania in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pyromania \Pyr"o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Pyro- + mania.] An insane disposition to incendiarism.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Pyromania " is a song performed by German Eurodance group Cascada , released as the first single from their fourth studio album, Original Me . It was written by Yann Peifer , Allan Eshuijs , and Manuel Reuter , and it was produced by Reuter and Peifer. ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1840, from pyro- "fire" + mania "madness, frenzy." Used in German in the 1830s.\n\nThe propensity which leads an insane person to accomplish his purpose by burning, has been considered to merit particular notice, and to constitute a variety of monomania. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context psychology English) A compulsive disorder characterised by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.
Usage examples of pyromania.
We have to keep at it until you get that supernatural pyromania under complete control.
The enemy cavalry had certainly crossed the Athan by now, and pyromania was as fixed in the mercenary character as kleptomania.