Megalomania is an obsession with power, wealth, fame, and a passion for grand schemes. Megalomania or megalomaniac may also refer to:

Psychology

Grandiose delusions Delusions of grandeur, also known as grandiose delusions (GDs) or expansive delusions, are a subtype of delusion characterized by the extraordinary belief that one is famous, omnipotent, wealthy, or otherwise very powerful or of a high status ...

Narcissistic personality disorder Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a life-long pattern of grandiosity, exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, and a diminished ability to empathy, empathize w ...

Omnipotence (psychoanalysis) Omnipotence is the property of possessing maximal wikt:power, power. Monotheism, Monotheistic religions generally attribute omnipotence only to the deity of their faith. In the monotheistic religious philosophy of Abrahamic religions, omnipoten ...

, a stage of child development

Albums

* ''Megalomania'' (Aqua album), 2011 * '' Mania velichia'' or ''Megalomania'', a 1985 album by Aria * ''Megalomania'' (Enslavement of Beauty album), 2001 * ''Megalomania'', a 2014 album by Kissin' Dynamite

Songs

* "Megalomaniac" (Incubus song), 2004 * "Megalomaniac" (KMFDM song), 1997 * "Megalomania", a 2003 song by Truckfighters and Firestone, from "Fuzzsplit of the Century" * "Megalomaniac", a 2003 song by +/- from '' You Are Here'' * "Megalomaniac", a 2021 song by Aeseaes from "Shapeshifter" * "Megalomania", a 1978 song by

Skyhooks Skyhook was a location technology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in location positioning. Founded in 2003, Skyhook initially focused on geolocating Wi-Fi access points by wardriving for commercial purposes. Skyhook trans ...

from '' Guilty Until Proven Insane'' * "Megalomania", a 1975 song by Black Sabbath from ''

Sabotage Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, government, effort, or organization through subversion, obstruction, demoralization (warfare), demoralization, destabilization, divide and rule, division, social disruption, disrupti ...

'' * "Megalomania", a 1983 song by the Blood from '' False Gestures for a Devious Public'' * "Megalomania", a 1991 song by Therion from '' Of Darkness...'' * "Megalomania", a 1992 song by Pele from ''

Fireworks Fireworks are Explosive, low explosive Pyrotechnics, pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. They are most commonly used in fireworks displays (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics), combining a large numbe ...

'' * "Megalomania", the boss music from the 1994 video game ''

Live A Live ''Live A Live'' is a 1994 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Famicom. A remake was published by Square Enix in Japan and Nintendo worldwide, releasing first for Nintendo Switch in 2022, and the following year ...

'' * "Megalomania", a 2001 song by Muse from ''

Origin of Symmetry ''Origin of Symmetry'' is the second studio album by the English rock band Muse, released on 18 June 2001 through Taste Media. It was produced by John Leckie, who produced Muse's debut album, '' Showbiz'' (1999), and David Bottrill. ''Origin o ...

'' * "Megalomania", a 1989 song by Risk from "Hell's Animals"

Other

* ''

Mega-Lo-Mania ''Mega-Lo-Mania'' is a real-time strategy video game developed by Sensible Software. It was released for the Amiga in 1991 and ported to other systems. It was released as ''Tyrants: Fight Through Time'' in North America and ''Mega Lo Mania: Jikū ...

'', a 1991 real-time strategy game by Sensible Software

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