Choreomania
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Choreomania is a noun meaning Synonym of tarantism (“dance mania; dance epidemic”).
Meaning
Synonym of tarantism (“dance mania; dance epidemic”).
Example Sentences
In full view of the public, this is the apogee of the choreomania that tormented Strasbourg for a midsummer month in 1518. Also known as the “dancing plague”, it was the most fatal and best documented of the more than ten such contagions which had broken out along the Rhine and Moselle rivers since 1374.
Synonyms for choreomania
Depending on context, synonyms include tarantism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include choromania, choreoatheosis, choreoathetosis, acronymphomania, hysteromania, chorea.
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