THEOMANIA
\θiːəmˈe͡ɪni͡ə], \θiːəmˈeɪniə], \θ_iː__ə_m_ˈeɪ_n_iə]\
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By William R. Warner
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th[=e]-[=o]-m[=a]'ni-a, n. a madman's belief that he himself is God, or that God dwells in him.--n. THEOM[=A]'NIAC, one who shows theomania. [Gr., theos, God, mania, madness.]
By Thomas Davidson
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).