hagiomania etymology

English word hagiomania comes from English -mania (Compulsion or obsession.), English hagio- (Forming compound words pertaining to saints.)

Detailed word origin of hagiomania

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-mania English (eng) Compulsion or obsession.
hagio- English (eng) Forming compound words pertaining to saints.
hagiomania English (eng) An obsession with saints and sainthood.

Words with the same origin as hagiomania

Descendants of -mania
Fridamania Gazzamania Henmania Jennermania Leomania Obamamania Pottermania andromania balletomania clinomania ethnomania hydromania kleptomania matrimania narcomaniac nymphomania onomamania pathomania photomania phytomania plutomania polkamania thanatomania theomaniac zoomania
Descendants of hagio-
hagiarchy hagiocracy hagiolater hagiolatry hagiophobia hagioscope hagiotherapy