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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Megalomania \Meg`a*lo*ma"ni*a\, n. [NL., fr. megalo- + mania.] (Pathol.) A form of mental alienation in which the patient has grandiose delusions.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. 1 A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence. 2 An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
WordNet
n. a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
Wikipedia
Megalomania is often used loosely to mean having delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
Megalomania may also refer to:
- Mega Lo Mania, a 1991 multi-platform real-time strategy game by Sensible Software
- Megalomania (novel), a 1989 science-fiction novel by the author Ian Wallace
- Empire of Megalomania, a term used by Ernest Gellner in describing a stereotypical development of nationalism in 19th century Eastern Europe
Megalomania is the second album released by Norwegian black metal band Enslavement of Beauty in 2001. The song "And to Temptation's Darkness Forever Abide" was added to the expanded version, where the track order also is different. All music composed by Tony Eugene Tunheim, all lyrics written by Ole Alexander Myrholt.
Megalomania is the third studio album by Danish- Norwegian pop band Aqua. The album was released physically from September 30, 2011 and digitally on October 3, 2011, more than 11 years after the release of their previous studio album, Aquarius (2000). Due to the change of musical style from their previous album, critical reviews were more mixed, and was not as commercially successful either, only peaking at number two in Denmark, and being certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
Usage examples of "megalomania".
Hold to your unassailable self-confidenceaye, some might well call it megalomania, but not Kruppe, for he too is in possession of unassailable self-confidence, such as only mortals are capable of and then rightfully but a mere handful the world over.
In that we observe the most fatal sort of megalomania that the earth has ever seen: little abortions of bigots and liars began to claim exclusive rights in the concepts of “God.
Janet had patented dianite when she’d left home, or else Avery in his megalomania had neglected to do it later and she had done so more recently.
I was aware of the legitimate studies that formed the basis for Bohentin's megalomania: the brain wave changes that accompany anorexia nervosa, sensory deprivation, biological feedback, and neurotransmit-ter stimulants.
The Home Office is confident that, sooner or later, the gang will break cover as they forcibly recruit new members, or as the leader's megalomania carries him over the brink into delusions of omnipotence.
I had found that, without any slightest doubt, Lom-bar Hisst was a paranoid schizophrenic, compounded by pronounced megalomania, confirmed by aural hallucinations, complicated by probable heroin addiction and consolidated with a consumption of amphetamines: in other words, stark, staring mad.
Confronted with the issue of [Supreme Commander Leonard's] militaristic megalomania, we are tempted to point to the past and remind one another that history repeats itself.
Some of McHogue's statements that were interpreted by us as symptomatic of megalomania, perhaps as a result of a psychopathological condition due to his own exposure to the effects of the CI modules, may in fact have a basis in reality.
As you say, she's hardly a poster girl for the orderly political process on Kornati, and this steady expansion of her 'manifesto' shows a degree of creeping extremism that comes pretty damned close to classic megalomania.
The reality is that Iraq is ruled solely by President Saddam Hussein, who is clearly in the grip of two identifiable psychiatric conditions: megalomania and paranoia.
The technical term, if you're wondering, is advanced paranoia, complicated by megalomania.