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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -бѣ́сїе (-bě́sie), calque of Ancient Greek -μανία (-manía) and -μάργος (márgos). Cognate with беси́ться (besítʹsja, to rage).

Pronunciation

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-бе́сие (-bésijen inan

  1. (dated) -mania
    Synonym: -ма́ния (-mánija)
    и́дол (ídol, idol) + ‎-о- (-o-) + ‎-бе́сие (-bésije) → ‎идолобе́сие (idolobésije, idolomania)
    мрак (mrak, darkness) + ‎-о- (-o-) + ‎-бе́сие (-bésije) → ‎мракобе́сие (mrakobésije, obscurantism, literally obscuromania)
    чре́во (črévo, belly) + ‎-бе́сие (-bésije) → ‎чревобе́сие (črevobésije, gluttony, literally gastromania)

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