Definition of Potomania

1. Noun. An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess.

Exact synonyms: Alcoholism, Dipsomania
Generic synonyms: Cacoethes, Mania, Passion

Definition of Potomania

1. Noun. An intense and persistent desire to drink excessive amounts of alcoholic beverages. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Potomania

potlatcher
potlatchers
potlatches
potlatching
potless
potlid
potlids
potlike
potlikker
potline
potlines
potluck
potlucks
potman
potmen
potomania (current term)
potometer
potometers
potoo
potoos
potoroo
potoroos
potosiite
potpie
potpies
potplant
potplants
potpourri
potpourris
potrero

Literary usage of Potomania

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Woman in the Pulpit by Frances Elizabeth Willard (1888)
"... in the third century, even to the time of Constantine, all sorts and ranks of men had these gifts; yea, and women too.' " Eusebius speaks of potomania ..."

2. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1879)
"Four hours later had passed 4 ounces of highly-colored urine; blue line distinct along edge of gums ; greatly prostrated ; vigilant; delirious (potomania? ..."

3. Literary News by L. Pylodet, Augusta Harriet (Garrigue) Leypoldt (1899)
"The material for this history was collected while the author was master of the English school at Tien-Tsin. Omitting Persia, Mes- potomania, Arabia, Syria, ..."

4. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"potomania (pd-to-m^'ni-a). [L. pota're to drink -(-Gr. pavia madness.] Drink-madness; delirium tremens. ere, roots, gums,"etc., either mixed together dry or ..."

5. Student's pocket medical lexicon by Elias Longley (1881)
"potomania, Po-to-md-ni-a; delirium tremens. Pot-Pourri, Pot-Ptu-ri; a mixture of fragrant plants, flowers and roots. ..."

6. Rivista di clinica pediatrica (1906)
"III. Diversa (9 casi): Sollevamento della spalla (3), contratture congenite (2), altre malformazioni (4). Cavalieri. CH. ACHARD e L. HAMOND. potomania in un ..."

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