Mania

Mānĭa, ae, f.

I In the Roman religion, the mother of the Lares , Varr. L. L. 9, § 61 Müll.; Macr. S. 1, 7, 34 sq.; Arn. 3, 124; Mart. Cap. 2, § 164.—

II A bugbear, bugaboo for children, Arn. 6 fin. ; cf.: Maniae turpes deformesque personae, Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll.

Mania
·noun Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. ·cf. <<Delirium>>. II. Mania ·noun Excessive ...

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mania
mănĭa, ae, f., = μανία, madness (syn.: furor, insania, v. Cic. Tusc. 3, 5, 11), Cael. Aur. Acut....

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