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Definition of Pyrophobia
1. Noun. A morbid fear of fire.
Generic synonyms: Simple Phobia
Definition of Pyrophobia
1. Noun. The hate, or an abnormal or even irrational fear of fires or flames. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrophobia
Literary usage of Pyrophobia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outlines of Psychiatry by William Alanson White (1915)
"agoraphobia (fear of wide or open spaces); claustrophobia (fear of narrow or
closed spaces); pyrophobia (fear of fire); and so on indefinitely. ..."
2. The Medical and Surgical Reporter (1893)
"... of Sedalia, Missouri, an interesting case of pyrophobia in a boy of ten years
old. Day and night he was infested with fear of this kind. ..."
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