pyromania(n.)
燃烧狂热症,指一种以纵火毁坏事物的疯狂为特征的精神错乱,始于1840年,源自 pyro- “火”和 mania “疯狂,狂热”组成。在19世纪30年代,德国已经使用了这个词。
The propensity which leads an insane person to accomplish his purpose by burning, has been considered to merit particular notice, and to constitute a variety of monomania. Dr. Marc, of France, has published a memoir on the subject; he gives the name of pyromania to it, and considers that, like other insane propensities, it may be the result of instinct, or it may be the result of delusion—reasoning upon erroneous principles. [Alexander Morrison, M.D., "The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases," London, 1840]
导致精神错乱者通过纵火实现其目的的倾向,被认为值得特别注意,并构成了单一妄想的一种变体。法国的马克医生已经发表了一篇关于这个主题的论文; 他将其命名为 pyromania,并认为,像其他精神错乱倾向一样,它可能是本能的结果,也可能是基于错误原则的推理结果。[亚历山大·莫里森医生,《精神疾病的相貌学》,伦敦,1840年]
它的一个旧词是 incendiarism。
该词起源时间:1840年