| 单词 | jerusalem syndrome |
| 释义 | > as lemmasJerusalem Syndrome Jerusalem Syndrome n. (also with lower-case initial in the second element) a psychological phenomenon whereby a visitor to Jerusalem suffers (usually temporary) delusions or psychosis of a religious nature, apparently afflicting individuals both with and without a history of mental illness. ΚΠ 1987 European Stars & Stripes (Darmstadt, Germany) 18 Mar. 15 The unexplained nervous breakdown is dubbed ‘Jerusalem Syndrome’ because it is known to strike tourists only in Jerusalem. 1993 H. Jacobson Roots Schmoots xvii. 371 He meant to liberate the Mount and become King of the Jews... A case of Jerusalem Syndrome if ever there was one. 1999 Independent 27 Dec. i. 1/1 Psychiatrists from the Kfer Shaul mental health centre in the city reported a 50 per cent surge in admissions last month of pilgrims struck by the Jerusalem syndrome after being drawn by the dawn of the new millennium. 2009 Daily Tel. 22 Sept. 14/8 Homer, the patriarch of the Simpson family, contracts Jerusalem Syndrome and becomes convinced he is the Messiah. < as lemmas |
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