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Jerusalem syndrome

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Jerusalem syndrome
n
(Psychiatry) a delusive condition affecting some visitors to Jerusalem in which the sufferer identifies with a major figure from his or her religious background


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Meanwhile, Homer Simpson develops Jerusalem Syndrome and believes that he is the messiah.
There's even something called Jerusalem Syndrome, when otherwise healthy and sane people develop temporary psychoses, becoming convinced they are Jesus, Samson, John the Baptist, Mary, or Moses.
The bizarre dementia of those caught up in the Jerusalem syndrome .
 
 
 
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