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lunatic |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lunatic \Lu"na*tic\, n. A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one who has lucid intervals; a madman; a person of unsound mind. The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, Are of imagination all compact. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lunatic \Lu"na*tic\, a. [F. lunatique L. lunaticus fr luna the moon. See {Lunar}.] 1. Affected by lunacy; insane; mad. Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic. --Wyclif (Matt. xvii. 15). 2. Of or pertaining to or suitable for an insane person; evincing lunacy; as lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lunatic adj : (informal) some insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon [syn: {moonstruck}] n 1: an insane person [syn: {madman}, {maniac}] 2: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: {daredevil}, {madcap}, {hothead}, {swashbuckler}, {harum-scarum}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Lunatic probably the same as epileptic, the symptoms of which disease were supposed to be more aggravated as the moon increased. In Matt. 4:24 lunatics" are distinguished from demoniacs. In 17:15 the name lunatic" is applied to one who is declared to have been possessed. (See {DAEMONIAC}.)
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