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
However many holy words you read, however many you speak,
what good will they do you if you do not act upon them?