An excessive obsession with or belief in demonic possession and evil spirits; morbid preoccupation with demons.
From 'cacodemon' + 'mania' (excessive enthusiasm/mental disorder). This term describes the psychological state of being obsessed with demonology.
During the witch-hunts and early modern period, entire towns seemed to suffer from cacodemonomania—mass hysteria about witches and demons that led to hundreds of executions based on supernatural panic!
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