lunatic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lunatic	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for lunatic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lunatic adj insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon Synonym(s): lunatic, moonstruck n an insane person Synonym(s): lunatic, madman, maniac a reckless impetuous irresponsible person Synonym(s): daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic, harum- scarum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lunatic \Lu"natic\, 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 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 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}.)