Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Mania

Mania , noun

[Latin mania, Greek {not transcribed}, from {not transcribed} to rage; compare Old English manie, French manie. Compare Mind, n., Necromancy.]

1.
Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Compare Delirium.
2.
Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip mania.
Collocations (1)
Mania a potu , madness from drinking; delirium tremens.