mania Copy link Outline 1. perh. căcoēthes, is, n.2. more precisely, morbus et insania • mania: 1. perh. căcoēthes, is, n.: Juv.. v. itch. 2. more precisely, morbus et insania: Cic. Verr. 4, init. (de Verris signorum cupiditate). Phr.: to have a perfect m. for anything, alicujus rei ad insaniam studiosum esse, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 35, 87: he has a m. for brasses, stupet in aere, Hor. S. 1, 4, 28.