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Burning desire
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pyromania
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context psychology English) A compulsive disorder characterised by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pyromania may refer to: Pyromania , the mental disorder characterized by a compulsion to set fires Pyromania (album) , 1983 album by Def Leppard "Pyromania" (song) , 2010 song by Cascada
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. ...
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.