CACOËTHES


Meaning of CACOËTHES in English

/kak'oh ee"theez/ , n.

an irresistible urge; mania.

Also, cacoethes .

[ 1555-65; kakóethes, neut. (used as n.) of kakoéthes malignant, lit., of bad character; see CACO-, ETHOS ]

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