Noun: monoideism
- A state of prolonged absorption in a single idea (as in mental depression, trance, hypnosis)
"Ribot in fact made a qualification to his theory, which showed his unease about maintaining that attention was a state of monoideism, and this qualification is certainly in the direction favouring the position I have suggested"
Derived forms: monoideisms
Type of: mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state