tulipomania

• From tulipomania to the South Sea Bubble, from witchhunts to the craziness of the Crusades, Mackay's compendium documents irrational exuberance in all its forms throughout history. —  Crosscut
• A curious illustration of this is furnished in their tulipomania, in which there was a struggle between the love of the substantial and the love of the beautiful. —  Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden
• Bibliomania, tulipomania, potichomania, squaring the circle, perpetual motion, a religious epic, the northwest passage,--anything will serve the purpose. —  The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860
• There were some curious incidents in the course of the tulipomania. —  The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages
• In Paris also the jobbers strove to create a tulipomania. —  Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms