Homilophobia is the fear of sermons. People tend to fear sermons because they do not like the idea of being preached to. The origin of the word homilo is Greek (meaning sermon) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear).
Symptoms of Fear of sermons
Those who truly possess an excessive Fear of sermons will often exhibit some of the following symptoms:
- Anxiety
- Breathlessness
- Excessive sweating
- Dry mouth
- Shaking
- Being overly cautious
- Heart palpitations
- Inability to speak
- Becoming angry
- A feeling of detachment from reality
- Uncontrollable shaking
- Feelings of unsteadiness
