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energumen

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Noun
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en=er=gu=men

CIDE DICTIONARY

energumenn. [L. energumenos, fr. Gr. possessed by an evil spirit, from : cf. F. énergumène. See Energetic.].
     One possessed by an evil spirit; a demoniac.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

energumen, n. an enthusiast or fanatic.

Etymology
LL energumenus f. Gk energoumenos passive part. of energeo: see ENERGETIC

ROGET THESAURUS

energumen

Madman

N madman, lunatic, maniac, bedlamite, candidate for Bedlam, raver, madcap, crazy, energumen, automaniac, monomaniac, dipsomaniac, kleptomaniac, hypochondriac (low spirits), crank, Tom o'Bedlam, dreamer, rhapsodist, seer, highflier, enthusiast, fanatic, fanatico, exalte, knight errant, Don Quixote, idiot.


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