monoideism

monoideism
A marked preoccupation with one idea or subject; a slight degree of monomania. [mono- + G. idea, form, idea]

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mono·ide·ism -'īd-ē-.iz-əm n a state of prolonged absorption in a single idea (as in mental depression, trance, hypnosis) compare POLYIDEISM

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