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
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.