Gallimania

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Gallophilia. uncountable

    "He said, he was not so totally lost in the vortex of the Gallimania, that seemed to swallow up all other considerations, as to lose fight entirely of the liberty of the British subječt, and to forget that the great boast of the kingdom had been, that the Taxes paid by Englishmen were imposed impartially, and that their weight fell equally on all ranks and descriptions of men."

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"He said, he was not so totally lost in the vortex of the Gallimania, that seemed to swallow up all other considerations, as to lose fight entirely of the liberty of the British subječt, and to forget that the great boast of the kingdom had been, that the Taxes paid by Englishmen were imposed impartially, and that their weight fell equally on all ranks and descriptions of men."

Etymology

From Latin gallicus + -mania.

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