Talk:rhabdophobia
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"The fear of being punished severely" and "The fear of being beaten with a rod" appear in some word lists, but only as mentions, not uses. "The fear of magic and the paranormal" seems totally unattestable. Equinox ◑ 21:08, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
- RFV-failed. - -sche (discuss) 00:31, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
- "Rhabdo-" relates rod/wand/staff hence the beating symbolism (much like mastigophobia), and scepters/magic wands as symbols of authority/magic are necessarily related, but I think you're right, the "fear of magic" definition is loosely figurative at best and only used in very few niche fiction works from lack of a better term, (I don't really see much alternative aside from "fear of witches", even a "fear of authority" seems absent). GlobalPeas (talk) 22:10, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
- Recreated with 3 citations. Equinox ◑ 19:17, 13 November 2023 (UTC)