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Frantic zeal for freedom
Eleutheromania
, or
eleutherophilia
is "a mania or frantic zeal for freedom".
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The term is sometimes used in a psychological context, sometimes likening it to a mental disorder, such as John G Robertson's definition, that describes it as a
mad zeal or irresistible craving for freedom
.
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However, it's also sometimes used to simply mean a passion for liberty.
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Individuals with this condition are called eleutheromaniacs.
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An antonym for the term is eleutherophobia. An individual that fears freedom is an eleutherophobe.
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The French Revolution - Page 242, A.H.R. Ball - 2005
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John Robertson, An Excess of Phobias and Manias, 2003 p 75
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Liberty - Volumes 235-312 - Page 361, Benjamin Ricketson Tucker - 1970
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Current Literature - Volume 49 - Page 564, Edward Jewitt Wheeler - 1910
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