Eleutheromania, or eleutherophilia is "a mania or frantic zeal for freedom".[1] The term is sometimes used in a psychological context, sometimes likening it to a mental disorder, such as John G Robertson's definition, that describes it as a mad zeal or irresistible craving for freedom.[2] However, it's also sometimes used to simply mean a passion for liberty.[3] Individuals espousing these ideals are called eleutheromaniacs.[4] An antonym for the term is eleutherophobia. An individual that fears freedom is an eleutherophobe.[2]

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  1. ^ The French Revolution - Page 242, A.H.R. Ball - 2005
  2. ^ a b John Robertson, An Excess of Phobias and Manias, 2003 p 75
  3. ^ Liberty - Volumes 235-312 - Page 361, Benjamin Ricketson Tucker - 1970
  4. ^ Current Literature - Volume 49 - Page 564, Edward Jewitt Wheeler - 1910