Associations to the word «Cacoethes»
Wiktionary
CACOETHES, noun. Compulsion; mania.
CACOETHES, noun. (medicine) (obsolete) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.
Dictionary definition
CACOETHES, noun. An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action.
Wise words
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.