Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the fear of the number 666, a specific instance of number phobia rooted in the number's association with the Beast of the Book of Revelation in Christian tradition. Sufferers may go out of their way to avoid an address, phone number or date containing the sequence, a pattern that parallels the more widely known fear of the number thirteen.
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Diagnostic ChapterAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 1 Sources
1. ICD-11 Browser (WHO)
World Health Organization
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