Word of the Day

Word of the Day for Thursday March 16, 2006

megalomania \meg-uh-lo-MAY-nee-ah; -nyuh\, noun:
1. A mania for grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
2. A mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur.

Megalomania is an occupational hazard for judges, said Prof. Paul Carrington of the Duke University Law School, noting that a trial judge inevitably has a great deal of power over everyone in the courtroom. “Judges can get awfully full of themselves,” he said.
— Neil A. Lewis, “You’re Out of Order, Your Honor,” New York Times, July 12, 1998


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