| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,738,955,303 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
pyromania |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
pyromania Psychiatry the uncontrollable impulse and practice of setting things on fire pyromania [‚pī·rō′mā·nē·ə] (psychology) A monomania for setting or watching fires. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
cannibalism, bestiality, eating of clay and dirt, and perhaps, kleptomania and pyromania. While the "evil" in this sentence ostensibly refers to Heed's pyromania, the sugar itself is an embodiment of evil as the cultivation of this cash crop evokes a particularly brutal chapter of plantation history. However, pyromania is plainly not like multiple sclerosis, and treating a patient with schizophrenia without his consent is plainly not like treating a patient with anemia with his consent. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|