Meaning of collectomania | Babel Free

Definitions

An obsessive desire to collect things.

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Examples

“Only one thing could be considered and attributed: Leah's collectomania that grew to fanatic proportions after marriage.”

“Dreiser 's naturalism textually mimics capitalism's collectomania and fetishistic obsession with material objects and facts [...].”

“The apparent absence of selection criteria in Warhol's collectomania was also a characteristic of 'Raid the Icebox I', the touring show that he curated in 1969 at the Institute for the Arts in Houston [...].”

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