Collectomania
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Collectomania is a noun meaning An obsessive desire to collect things.
Meaning
An obsessive desire to collect things.
Example Sentences
Only one thing could be considered and attributed: Leah's collectomania that grew to fanatic proportions after marriage.
Dreiser 's naturalism textually mimics capitalism's collectomania and fetishistic obsession with material objects and facts [...].
The apparent absence of selection criteria in Warhol's collectomania was also a characteristic of 'Raid the Icebox I', the touring show that he curated in 1969 at the Institute for the Arts in Houston [...].
Synonyms for collectomania
Depending on context, synonyms include collectionitis.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include curiomaniac, completism, pornomania, gamomania, monomania, shopaholic.
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