uranophobia

English

Etymology

urano- +‎ -phobia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuɹənoʊˌfəʊbi.ə/
• Hyphenation: ura‧no‧phob‧ia

Noun

uranophobia (uncountable)

1. (rare) Fear of heaven.
   • 1989, Richard De Combray, Lost in the City of Light, page 140:

     I translated a paper on them last year. Take uranophobia, for instance, which is a fear of heaven." "Oh, a fear of heaven!" She clapped her hands together.

   • 2003, Jennifer Bannan, Inventing Victor, →ISBN, page 186:

     One phobia that intrigued me was Uranophobia, the fear of heaven. It occurred to me that I had a fear of heaven — the heaven of being happy.

   • 2006, Vincent Egbuson, Womandela: fiction, →ISBN:

     'Madam, don't drive too fast. I fear speed.' 'I'm sorry, sir. Sir, do you have uranophobia, the fear of heaven?' 'Why?' 'Because you say you fear death. That's why you don't want me to speed.'